tree island
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.62 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An island of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea administered under Sansha, Hainan, China (claimed by Taiwan (ROC) and Vietnam).
Example Sentences
- "On the same day, a U.S. military plane intruded into China's airspace over Chaoshu Island, Yunghsing Island, and Tung Island of the Hsisha island group, Kwangtung, from 1128 to 1218."
- "The Paracel Islands stretch 105-nm from northeastern Tree Island to southwestern Triton Island and 100-nm from northwestern North Reef to southeastern Herald Bank."
- "The pictures, provided by private satellite firm Planet Labs, follow reports in January showing work undertaken on nearby Tree Island (Jhaoshu Island, 趙述島) and other features in the Paracels, which are also claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam."
- "Smaller-scale work had continued in the Paracel Islands, including a new helipad and wind turbines on Tree Island and two large radar towers on Triton Island."
- "Zhaoshu Island (ZSI) is one of the main coral reef islands of the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea. Its geographical coordinates are 16°59′N, 112°16′E, and an area of about 0.22 km2. It is formed by the accumulation of white coral skeletal and shell sands on a reef platform, and is about 4.4 m above sea level. There are lots of hard disk phosphorous lime soil on the island, and the vegetation is mostly Scaevola sericea."