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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 airbase on the small, remote atoll is strategically located and is capable of accommodating long-range bombers.

From BBC Mar. 21, 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 crew was astonished at the beauty of the atoll, a postcard photo of South Seas paradise.

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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