English Explanatory Dictionary

third island chain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Sumatra; from Burma in the north to either the Indonesian Archipelago, or Australia in the south.
  2. The Aleutian Islands, Emperor Seamounts, Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands, New Zealand; from Alaska to New Zealand or Tasmania and Australia.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of third island chain.

Word forms

third island chain

Etymology

By extension, from second island chain

Related words

first island chain second island chain

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 第三島鏈 /第三岛链
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