1. isolated or cut off like an island; surrounded and separated from others

Examples

• The small town was islanded by floodwaters for three days.
• After the bridge collapsed, the community felt islanded from the rest of the county.
• The mountain cabin was islanded by deep snow all winter.
• Rising sea levels have islanded several coastal communities.
• The protesters found themselves islanded in the square, surrounded by police.
• The old neighborhood became islanded when the highway was built around it.