1. A small island, especially in a river or near a coast.
Usage: chiefly British; often used in place names
2. Low-lying land by a river; a meadow or fen.
Usage: archaic or regional; chiefly British

Examples

• The river splits around a small holme covered with willows.
• Several holmes dot the landscape along the Thames.
• The holme was flooded during the spring thaw.
• Local children played on the grassy holme near the water.
• The name 'Holme' appears in many English place names, referring to islands or low-lying land.