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atoll

[at-awl, -ol, -ohl, uh-tawl, uh-tol, uh-tohl] / ˈæt ɔl, -ɒl, -oʊl, əˈtɔl, əˈtɒl, əˈtoʊl /
NOUN
island
Synonyms
STRONGEST


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The rescue spacecraft developed by the US startup Katalyst is slated to lift off Tuesday at 1023 GMT from a Pacific Ocean atoll aboard a small rocket named Pegasus.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

The first body of an Italian diver, who was a member of the group, was recovered shortly after Thursday's accident near Vaavu atoll.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

When the Marines headed toward the beach on the Tarawa atoll in 1943, things didn’t go well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

The operation concerned a 50-mile-wide atoll, Rongelap Island, in the Marshall Islands.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025

On the second day his company was assembled on the top deck and told that they were moving toward Tarawa atoll, where they would go ashore at Betio, a strongly defended island.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson


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