holm
/hoʊm/
noun
- A small island, especially in a river or near the coast.
- The old castle stood on a holm in the middle of the river.
- Fishermen often anchor near the holm to avoid the strong current.
- We rowed out to the holm to have a picnic on the grassy shore.
- A piece of low, flat land next to a river; a river meadow.
- Farmers used the holm for haymaking because it stayed green all summer.
- The sheep grazed peacefully on the holm by the riverbank.
- After the flood, the holm was covered with rich, dark silt.
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