island-hop

island-hop
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ intransitive verb
: to go from island to island

our island-hopping, creek-exploring houseboat life — A.W.Baum

especially : to seize island after island in a military offensive

instead of island-hopping, he suggested that we should employ … massive strokes — Joseph Driscoll


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  • island-hop — intransitive verb Date: 1944 to travel from island to island in a chain …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • island-hopping — see under ↑hop1 • • • Main Entry: ↑island * * * island hopping noun [uncountable] Thesaurus: journeyshyponym parts of a journeym …   Useful english dictionary

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