"spit of land" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spits of land [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|spits of land}} spit of land (plural spits of land)
  1. A peninsula. Categories (topical): Geography Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-spit_of_land-en-noun-C8zgaY6j Disambiguation of Geography: 94 6 Disambiguation of Landforms: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 97 3
  2. An island. Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-spit_of_land-en-noun-H4k8hVBF Disambiguation of Landforms: 55 45

Inflected forms

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