isthmus

as in island
a narrow geographic area that connects two larger geographic areas across a body of water the Isthmus of Panama

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Recent Examples of isthmus Radziner designed the upcountry Kula home to showcase sweeping views: an isthmus to the west and, further east, the Haleakalā volcano. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 Restrictions in the Darien Gap, the isthmus that connects South America with Central America, could create a bottleneck in Colombia. Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 18 July 2024 One visit is just scratching the surface of the isthmus nation; here are nine ideas for how to spend your next Panamanian holiday. Siobhan Reid, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2024 Today in history On this day in 1904, the United States and Panama proclaimed a treaty under which the U.S. agreed to undertake efforts to build a ship canal across the Panama isthmus. The Arizona Republic, 26 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for isthmus 

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“Isthmus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/isthmus. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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