Isthmus

(noun.) a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure.

(noun.) a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas.

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• Altogether, on the Isthmus and on the Pacific side, we were delayed six weeks. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• He sailed from the Isthmus of Panama in 1530, with an expedition of a hundred and sixty-eight Spaniards. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• July is at the height of the wet season, on the Isthmus. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• He started back by the Isthmus route and was sick all the way. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Of course, at that time, there was no canal, and no Suez; but I managed somehow to get across the isthmus to Alexandria. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• The narrowness of the Isthmus naturally suggested the cutting of a waterway through it. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Corinth and the states behind the Isthmus wanted the fleet to fall back to that position, abandoning the cities of Megara and ?gina. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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