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isthmian

/is-mee-uhn/US // ˈɪs mi ən //UK // (ˈɪsθmɪən) //

矶怃,矶山,矶谷,矶山县

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to an isthmus.
    • : of or relating to the Isthmus of Corinth or the Isthmus of Panama.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a native or inhabitant of an isthmus.

Examples

  • These steps are the 12 huge locks in which will center the operating features of the Isthmian waterway.

  • Then he bought out the Isthmian Railway for twenty-five and a half million dollars.

  • America badly wanted an isthmian crossing which would bring her western ports closer to those on the east, and vice versa.

  • The harbor being good, though open to some winds, it is naturally indicated as a point where Isthmian transit may begin or end.

  • And lastly, the Isthmian; celebrated upon the isthmus of Corinth, from four years to four years, in honour of Neptune.