atoll
French → English
noun//a.tɔl//
(geography) Atoll: a ring-shaped coral reef or island surrounding a central lagoon.
En longeant l’atoll, j’admirais l’extraordinaire travail des madrépores sous l'eau turquoise.
(English) As I sailed along the atoll, I admired the extraordinary work of the stony corals under the turquoise water.
Depuis le pont de la goélette, on voyait des plongeurs travailler près de l'atoll.
(English) From the deck of the schooner, divers could be seen working near the atoll.
Entry ID: fr:en:atoll · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary