island chain

island chain
An archipelago consisting of neighboring islands which are roughly aligned, as if chained one to the next.

Several island chains are named Keys in English


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  • chain — chain1 W2S3 [tʃeın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(joined rings)¦ 2¦(connected events)¦ 3¦(shops/hotels)¦ 4¦(connected line)¦ 5¦(prisoners)¦ 6¦(buying a house)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: chaeine, from Latin catena] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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