Thesaurus: isthmus

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1. n. A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc.
2. n. a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
3. n. a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
4. A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc. Isthmus of the fauces. (Anat.) See Fauces.
5. A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents areconnected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, theIsthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc. Isthmus of the fauces.(Anat.) See Fauces.
6. n:100 n. a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas n. a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure