"barrier island" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, retrieved 2012-10-31",
          "text": "Perhaps as startling as the sheer toll was the devastation to some of the state’s well-known locales. Boardwalks along the beach in Seaside Heights, Belmar and other towns on the Jersey Shore were blown away. Amusement parks, arcades and restaurants all but vanished. Bridges to barrier islands buckled, preventing residents from even inspecting the damage to their property.",
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        "An island close to, and parallel to, the main coastline."
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        "barrier island"
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