atoll

4 definitions found

atoll - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Atoll \A*toll"\, n. [The native name in the Indian Ocean.]
     A coral island or islands, consisting of a belt of coral
     reef, partly submerged, surrounding a central lagoon or
     depression; a lagoon island.
     [1913 Webster]

atoll - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  atoll
      n 1: an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a
           lagoon

atoll - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Acceptance, Test Or Launch Language
  ATOLL
  
     <language> (ATOLL) The language used for automating the
     checking and launch of Saturn rockets.
  
     ["SLCC ATOLL User's Manual", IBM 70-F11-0001, Huntsville AL
     Dec 1970].
  
     (2000-04-03)
  

atoll - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "atoll":
     ait, archipelago, bar, cay, continental island, coral head,
     coral island, coral reef, holm, insularity, island, island group,
     islandology, isle, islet, key, oceanic island, reef, sandbank,
     sandbar