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Nov 29, 2009
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bar'rier is'land




a broadened barrier beach, habitable in places, that provides a measure of protection for the mainland, as during hurricanes and tidal waves.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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