- sand cay
- noun
: a small sandy island that is not elongate and is parallel with the shore
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sand cay
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Sand Cay — or Son Ca Island ( tl. Bailan; zh cp|c=敦谦沙洲|p=Dunqian Shazhou; vi. Đảo Sơn Ca) is an island in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. With an area of 7 hectares, it is the ninth largest Spratly island and the fourth largest among Vietnamese… … Wikipedia
Sand Cay Condominium Beach Resort — (Longboat Key,США) Категория отеля: Адрес: 4725 Gulf of Mexico Dr … Каталог отелей
Cay — A cay (also spelled key or quay; pronounced as key IPA: /kiː/) is a small, low elevation, sandy island formed on the surface of coral reefs. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans (including in the… … Wikipedia
cay — [ki:, keı] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Spanish; Origin: cayo] AmE a very small low island formed of ↑coral or sand … Dictionary of contemporary English
cay — /kay, kee/, n. a small low island; key. [1700 10; < Sp cayo; see KEY2] * * * ▪ geography also spelled Key, small, low island, usually sandy, situated on a coral reef platform. Such islands are commonly referred to as keys in Florida and… … Universalium
Cay — Heron Island (Australien) Ein Cay bzw. Key oder Caye [kiː] (span./port.: Cayo) ist eine kleine, flache Insel, die aus Sand oder Korallenablagerungen besteht. Die Bezeichnung Cay … Deutsch Wikipedia
cay — UK [kiː] / UK [keɪ] / US / US [kɪ] noun [countable] Word forms cay : singular cay plural cays a low raised area of coral or sand in the sea, especially the Caribbean Sea … English dictionary
cay — noun Etymology: Spanish cayo more at key Date: 1707 a low island or reef of sand or coral … New Collegiate Dictionary
cay — key (a small, low island near the mainland composed mostly of sand and/or coral. Also spelled kay) … Dictionary of ichthyology
cay — noun /keɪ/ A small, low island largely made of sand or coral. See Also: key, isle, islet, island, quay … Wiktionary
