isthmus : Idioms & Phrases

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isthmus of corinth

  • noun a narrow isthmus between the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf; a canal crosses the isthmus so that navigation is possible between the gulfs
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isthmus of darien

  • noun the isthmus that connects Central America and South America; was formerly called the Isthmus of Darien
    Isthmus of Darien.
    • Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Darien
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isthmus of kra

  • noun a narrow isthmus linking the Malay Peninsula to the Asian mainland
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isthmus of panama

  • noun the isthmus that connects Central America and South America; was formerly called the Isthmus of Darien
    Isthmus of Darien.
    • Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Darien
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isthmus of suez

  • noun the isthmus in northeastern Egypt that connects Africa and Asia
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isthmus of tehuantepec

  • noun the narrowest part of southern Mexico is an isthmus between the Bay of Campeche on the north coast and the Gulf of Tehuantepec on the south coast
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Isthmus of the fauces

  • . (Anat.) See Fauces.
Webster 1913

karelian isthmus

  • noun the isthmus between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga that connects Finland and Russia
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