"vanishing island" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vanishing islands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} vanishing island (plural vanishing islands)
  1. A permanent island which is exposed at low tide but is submersed at high tide. Hypernyms: island#Noun, isle#Noun, <, landform#Noun Coordinate_terms: tidal island#Noun, tied island#Noun
    Sense id: en-vanishing_island-en-noun-BQ~GONU8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Landforms

Inflected forms

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