Island,

9 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Island \Is"land\, n. [OE. iland, yland, AS. [imac]gland, ?gland,
     ?glond; [imac]g, ?g, island + land, lond, land. AS. [imac]g,
     ?g, is akin to AS. e['a] water, river, OHG. ?uwa, G. au
     meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. ["o], Goth. ahwa a
     stream, water, L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with
     isle. Cf. {Ait}, {Eyot}, {Ewer}, {Aquatic}.]


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     1. A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a
        continent. Cf. {Continent}.
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     2. Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island
        of ice.
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     3. (Zool.) See {Isle}, n., 2.
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     {Islands of the blessed} (Myth.), islands supposed to lie in
        the Western Ocean, where the favorites of the gods are
        conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting joy.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Island \Is"land\, v. t.
     1. To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an
        island or islands of; to isle. --Shelley.
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     2. To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island
        the deep. --Southey.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  island
       n 1: a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by
            water
       2: a zone or area resembling an island

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "island":
     aerodrome, air base, airdrome, airfield, airport, ait,
     archipelagian, archipelagic, archipelago, atoll, bar, cay,
     close off, continental island, coral head, coral island,
     coral reef, cut off, enisle, field, heliport, holm, insular,
     insularity, insulate, insulated, island group, island-dotted,
     islanded, islandish, islandlike, islandology, islandy, isle, islet,
     isleted, isolated, key, landing, landing field, oceanic island,
     port, reef, sandbank, sandbar, seagirt, segregate, separate,
     sequester
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Island
     (Heb. 'i, "dry land," as opposed to water) occurs in its usual
     signification (Isa. 42:4, 10, 12, 15, comp. Jer. 47:4), but more
     frequently simply denotes a maritime region or sea-coast (Isa.
     20:6, R.V.," coastland;" 23:2, 6; Jer. 2:10; Ezek. 27:6, 7).
     (See {CHITTIM}.) The shores of the Mediterranean are
     called the "islands of the sea" (Isa. 11:11), or the "isles of
     the Gentiles" (Gen. 10:5), and sometimes simply "isles" (Ps.
     72:10); Ezek. 26:15, 18; 27:3, 35; Dan. 11:18).
     

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  ISLAND. A piece of land surrounded by water. 
       2. Islands are in the sea or in rivers. Those in the sea are either in 
  the open sea, or within the boundary of some country. 
       3. When new islands arise in the open sea, they belong to the first 
  occupant: but when they are newly formed so near the shore as to be within 
  the boundary of some state, they belong to that state. 
       4. Islands which arise in rivets when in the middle of the stream, 
  belong in equal parts to the riparian proprietors when they arise. mostly on 
  one side, they will belong to the riparian owners up to the middle of the 
  stream. Bract. lib. 2, c. 2; Fleta, lib. 3, c. 2, s. 6; 2 Bl. 261; 1 Swift's 
  Dig. 111; Schult. Aq. R. 117; Woolr. on Waters: 38; 4 Pick. R. 268; Dougl. 
  R. 441; 10 Wend. 260; 14 S. & R. 1. For the law of Louisiana, see Civil 
  Code, art. 505, 507. 
       5. The doctrine of the common law on this subject, founded on reason, 
  seems to have been borrowed from the civil law. Vide Inst. 2, 1, 22; Dig. 
  41, 1, 7; Code, 7; 41, 1. 
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Island, KY (city, FIPS 39700)
    Location: 37.44274 N, 87.14765 W
    Population (1990): 446 (199 housing units)
    Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 42350

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Island -- U.S. County in Washington
     Population (2000):    71558
     Housing Units (2000): 32378
     Land area (2000):     208.433586 sq. miles (539.840486 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    308.953023 sq. miles (800.184622 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    517.386609 sq. miles (1340.025108 sq. km)
     Located within:       Washington (WA), FIPS 53
     Location:             48.181864 N, 122.587342 W
     Headwords:
      Island
      Island, WA
      Island County
      Island County, WA
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Island, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
     Population (2000):    435
     Housing Units (2000): 210
     Land area (2000):     0.351417 sq. miles (0.910166 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.351417 sq. miles (0.910166 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            39700
     Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
     Location:             37.442444 N, 87.146633 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     42350
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Island, KY
      Island