Line Islands
[ lahyn ]
/ laɪn /
noun (used with a plural verb)
a group of islands in the central Pacific Ocean, S of the Hawaiian Islands: eight belong to the Republic of Kiribati, three are U.S. dependencies. 193 sq. mi. (500 sq. km).
Also called
Equatorial Islands.
British Dictionary definitions for line islands
Line Islands
pl n
a group of coral islands in the central Pacific, including Tabuaeran, Teraina, and Kiritimati: part of Kiribati, with Palmyra and Jarvis administered by the US