noun
- plural of holm; small islands, especially flat ones in a river or near a coast
Usage: chiefly British
Examples
- The river contained several small holms covered with willows.
- Birds nested on the grassy holms in the estuary.
- The boat navigated carefully between the rocky holms.
- Ancient settlements were often built on these river holms for protection.
- The holms provided safe havens for wildlife during floods.