half-island

== English == === Alternative forms === half island === Etymology === From half- +‎ island. Compare German Halbinsel (“peninsula”, literally “half-island”), Latin paeninsula (“peninsula”, literally “almost-island”). === Noun === half-island (plural half-islands) A piece of land which is "halfway" an island; a byland; peninsula. An area of land occupying part or half of an island.