| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| barrier island |
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| Any low sandy island that is parallel to the mainland and protects it from storms. (See Cape Hatteras.) | 1 |
| ‡ Barrier islands normally change location every ten to thirty years, a fact that makes coastline management a major problem in environmental policy. | 2 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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