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Definition of Isthmuses

1. isthmus [n] - See also: isthmus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Isthmuses

Literary usage of Isthmuses

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Man and nature; or, Physical geography as modified by human action by George Perkins Marsh (1864)
"Cutting of Marine isthmuses. BESIDES the great enterprises of physical ... When we consider the number of narrow necks or isthmuses which separate gulfs and ..."

2. The Ocean, Atmosphere, and Life: Being the Second Series of a Descriptive by Elisée Reclus (1874)
"THE isthmuses OF CENTRAL AMERICA. ALL the progress realized in the reclamation of the soil would have been impossible if nations had not been placed in ..."

3. Interoceanic Canals: An Essay on the Question of Location for a Ship Canal by Henri Stucklé (1870)
"Upon each of these isthmuses there is a railroad in course of construction, but their creation must be regarded as of ..."

4. The Problem of Asia and Its Effect Upon International Policies by Alfred Thayer Mahan (1905)
"The course and influence of these eastern and western movements will be modified and concentrated by the two isthmuses, Panama and Suez, where the shortest ..."

5. Chronicles of the Builders of the Commonwealth: Historical Character Study by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1891)
"... isthmuses—SPREAD OF INTELLIGENCE—BUILDING OF TOWNS —TIDE OF TRAFFIC—ROADS AND RAILROADS. THE westward march of empire, as emphasized in the expansion of ..."

6. The Museum of Science and Art by Dionysius Lardner (1856)
"isthmuses.—10. Promontories.'—11. Capes and headlands.—12. The relief of the land.— 13. Plains and lowlands.—14. ..."

7. Man and nature; or, Physical geography as modified by human action by George Perkins Marsh (1864)
"Cutting of Marine isthmuses. BESIDES the great enterprises of physical ... When we consider the number of narrow necks or isthmuses which separate gulfs and ..."

8. The Ocean, Atmosphere, and Life: Being the Second Series of a Descriptive by Elisée Reclus (1874)
"THE isthmuses OF CENTRAL AMERICA. ALL the progress realized in the reclamation of the soil would have been impossible if nations had not been placed in ..."

9. Interoceanic Canals: An Essay on the Question of Location for a Ship Canal by Henri Stucklé (1870)
"Upon each of these isthmuses there is a railroad in course of construction, but their creation must be regarded as of ..."

10. The Problem of Asia and Its Effect Upon International Policies by Alfred Thayer Mahan (1905)
"The course and influence of these eastern and western movements will be modified and concentrated by the two isthmuses, Panama and Suez, where the shortest ..."

11. Chronicles of the Builders of the Commonwealth: Historical Character Study by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1891)
"... isthmuses—SPREAD OF INTELLIGENCE—BUILDING OF TOWNS —TIDE OF TRAFFIC—ROADS AND RAILROADS. THE westward march of empire, as emphasized in the expansion of ..."

12. The Museum of Science and Art by Dionysius Lardner (1856)
"isthmuses.—10. Promontories.'—11. Capes and headlands.—12. The relief of the land.— 13. Plains and lowlands.—14. ..."

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