tombolo
TOM-boh-loh
A narrow ridge of sand or gravel connecting an island to the mainland, or one island to another — built by wave refraction depositing sediment in the sheltered water behind the island. A tombolo is the sea's own causeway, created by the island's interference with the waves.
Etymology
Italian tombolo, a mound or cushion. The pillow of sand.
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