cay.

A small, low island made mainly of sand or coral deposits.

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Words that belong together

• a sandy cay
• a coral cay

On the page

The storm left a single line of palms standing on the cay.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular cay; plural cays. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.