What does Isthmus mean?
Definitions for Isthmus
ˈɪs məsisth·mus
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Princeton's WordNet
isthmusnoun
a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
isthmus, bandnoun
a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
Wiktionary
isthmusnoun
A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.
isthmusnoun
Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
Etymology: Via isthmus, from ἰσθμός. Cognate to eið.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Isthmusnoun
A neck of land joining the peninsula to the continent.
Etymology: isthmus, Latin.
There is a castle strongly seated on a high rock, which joineth by an isthmus to the land, and is impregnably fortified. George Sandys, Travels.
The north side of the Assyrian empire stretcheth northward to that isthmus between the Euxine and the Caspian seas. Edward Brerewood, on Languages.
O life, thou nothing's younger brother!
Thou weak built isthmus, that do'st proudly rise
Up betwixt two eternities,
Yet can'st not wave nor wind sustain;
But broken and o'erwhelm'd the ocean meets again. Abraham Cowley.Our church of England stands as Corinth between two seas, and there are some busy in cutting the isthmus, to let in both at once upon it. Edward Stillingfleet.
Cleomenes thinking it more adviseable to fortify, not the isthmus, but the mountains, put his design in execution. Thomas Creech.
Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state,
A being darkly wise, and rudely great. Alexander Pope.
Wikipedia
Isthmus
An isthmus ( or ; plural: isthmuses; from Ancient Greek: ἰσθμός, romanized: isthmós, lit. 'neck') is a narrow piece of land connecting two larger areas across an expanse of water by which they are otherwise separated. A tombolo is an isthmus that consists of a spit or bar, and a strait is the sea counterpart of an isthmus. Canals are often built across isthmuses, where they may be a particularly advantageous shortcut for marine transport. For example, the Panama Canal crosses the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; the Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, cutting across the western side of the Isthmus of Suez, formed by the Sinai Peninsula; and the Crinan Canal crosses the isthmus between Loch Crinan and Loch Gilp, which connects the Kintyre peninsula with the rest of Scotland. Another example is the Welland Canal in the Niagara Peninsula (technically an isthmus). It connects Lake Ontario to Lake Erie. The city of Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand is situated on an isthmus.
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isthmus
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas and is typically surrounded by water on both sides. It often serves as a bridge or a link between two larger geographical features. It can also affect weather patterns and influence navigation and trade routes.
Webster Dictionary
Isthmusnoun
a neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc
Etymology: [L. isthmus, Gr. 'isqmo`s a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the root of 'ie`nai to go; cf. Icel. ei isthmus. See Issue.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Isthmus
ist′mus, n. a narrow neck of land connecting two larger portions.—adj. Isth′mian, pertaining to an isthmus, esp. the Isthmus of Corinth.—The Isthmian games were celebrated in the Isthmian sanctuary on the north-east shore of the isthmus. [L.,—Gr. isthmos, a passage, an isthmus, allied to ithma, a step, from root of ienai, to go.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
isthmus
A narrow neck of land which joins a peninsula to its continent, or two islands together, or two peninsulas, without reference to size. The Isthmus of Suez alone prevents Africa from being an island, as that of Darien connects the two Americas.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Isthmus in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Isthmus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- برزخArabic
- boyun, berzahAzerbaijani
- пярэ́смык, перашы́екBelarusian
- провлакBulgarian
- istmeCatalan, Valencian
- šíje, převlakaCzech
- landtangeDanish
- Landenge, Landbrücke, IsthmusGerman
- ισθμόςGreek
- terkoloEsperanto
- istmoSpanish
- maakitsusEstonian
- برزخPersian
- kannasFinnish
- eið, eiðiFaroese
- isthmeFrench
- lâningteWestern Frisian
- istmoGalician
- quing hallooinManx
- स्थलडमरूमध्यHindi
- földnyelvHungarian
- պարանոցArmenian
- tanah genting, daratan sempitIndonesian
- istmeInterlingue
- itmoIdo
- istmo, braccio di terraItalian
- 地峡, 峡部Japanese
- ყელიGeorgian
- қылта, мойнақKazakh
- បួរដីKhmer
- ಇಥ್ಮಸ್Kannada
- 협부, 지협Korean
- моюнKyrgyz
- isthmusLatin
- ຄໍ, ກີ່ວLao
- sąsmaukaLithuanian
- šaurums, zemesšaurumsLatvian
- kūititangaMāori
- про́влакMacedonian
- хоолойMongolian
- segentingMalay
- eidNorwegian
- istmus, landengteDutch
- eidNorwegian Nynorsk
- eidetNorwegian
- къубалæгOssetian, Ossetic
- istmoPortuguese
- istmRomanian
- переше́екRussian
- muotkiNorthern Sami
- земљоуз, zemljouzSerbo-Croatian
- šija, úžinaSlovak
- ožina, zemeljska ožinaSlovene
- näsSwedish
- барзах, гарданаTajik
- คอคอดThai
- berzahTurkish
- муентыкTatar
- переши́йокUkrainian
- boʻyinUzbek
- eo đấtVietnamese
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