seagirt

[ see-gurt ]

/ ˈsiˌgɜrt /

surrounded by the sea.

Origin of seagirt

First recorded in 1615–25; sea + girt¹

It needs only a Virginia on the sea-girt island to turn the comrade into Paul.

Rolf In The Woods |Ernest Thompson Seton
And what a picture of cheerless desolation was this sea-girt island when Winn neared it!

Rockhaven |Charles Munn
I heard of him as being the owner of a sea-girt island not more than forty-five miles away from London!

The Great Acceptance |Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
He is a prisoner on a sea-girt island, but it will not be long ere he escapes and comes home.

Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12) |Various

This sea-girt rock had not at that time become classic ground.

Willis the Pilot |Johanna Spyri

sea-girt

literary surrounded by the sea