Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small, low island composed largely of coral or sand.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
key . [Rare.]
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
key , a ledge.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
small , lowisland largely made ofsand orcoral .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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La regista è Cayetana Vidal alias cay presso Furia Films.
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The coral cay, which is surrounded by a delicate coral reef, is near the seabird and turtle nesting sanctuary of North West Island, where clumps of oil about five metres apart stained about one kilometre of beach.
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The coral cay, which is surrounded by a delicate coral reef, is near the seabird and turtle nesting sanctuary of North West Island, where clumps of oil about five metres apart stained about one kilometre of beach.
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His thoughts were interupted by the pilot pointing to a tiny island … really a cay … off the coast of Nicaragua and indicating that the cay was my destination.
James Brausch 2009
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"But we are talking about oil reaching a coral cay which is globally important for seabird breeding and the nesting of green and loggerhead turtles.
Raw Story 2010
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"But we are talking about oil reaching a coral cay which is globally important for seabird breeding and the nesting of green and loggerhead turtles.
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"But we are talking about oil reaching a coral cay which is globally important for seabird breeding and the nesting of green and loggerhead turtles.
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"But we are talking about oil reaching a coral cay which is globally important for seabird breeding and the nesting of green and loggerhead turtles.
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"But we are talking about oil reaching a coral cay which is globally important for seabird breeding and the nesting of green and loggerhead turtles.
nst online 2010
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"But we are talking about oil reaching a coral cay which is globally important for seabird breeding and the nesting of green and loggerhead turtles.
Raw Story 2010
slumry commented on the word cay
Pronounced either "kay" or "key"
July 2, 2007
strev commented on the word cay
pronounciation is quay with this word
November 7, 2009