noun
- plural of cay; small, low islands or reefs of sand or coral
Usage: geography
Examples
- The boat navigated carefully between the shallow cays.
- Many tropical cays are home to nesting seabirds.
- The hurricane damaged several cays in the archipelago.
- Tourists often visit the pristine cays for snorkeling.
- The coral cays provide important marine habitats.
- Small cays dot the coastline of the Caribbean.
- The fishing village was built on one of the larger cays.