islands – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
island
v.
make into an island; furnish with islands; seclude, isolate
n.
piece of land completely surrounded by water; something which resembles such a piece of land; raised area or a platform set aside for some specific purpose; (Medicine) cluster of cells, piece of tissue separated from others
ISLAND
ISLAND (previously
IYLO) is a residential skyscraper under construction in the
London Borough of Croydon,
London, with an expected completion date in 2015. The slogan used by the clients Phoenix Logistics and E3 Property International is
Inspiration For Life. The building, once finished, will feature 20 floors of apartments and a roof height of . The tower is elliptical in plan comprising two equal halves which 'slide' past one another. The architects of the building are Darling Associates Architecture, with a number of other firms working on IYLO including Phoenix Logistics Limited, E3 Property International Ltd., Lancsville Construction Ltd., Jones Lang LaSalle, Matthew Consultants, Macfarlane Wilder, Scott Wilson, Scott Wilson, Cole Jarman Associates, dp9 and Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. The tower is part of the
Croydon Vision 2020 regeneration plan for
Croydon to add to its goal of being
London's Third City.
Island
island
Noun
1. a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
(hypernym) land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
(hyponym) Anguilla
(member-holonym) archipelago
2. a zone or area resembling an island
(hypernym) zone
(hyponym) traffic island, safety island, safety isle, safety zone
Island
n.
Iceland, large island in the Atlantic Ocean south of the Arctic Circle; independent republic made up of this island and several small islands
island
n.
ostrov; (nástupní) ostrůvek; refýž