island-hop

verb

is·​land-hop ˈī-lənd-ˌhäp How to pronounce island-hop (audio)
island-hopped; island-hopping; island-hops

intransitive verb

: to travel from island to island in a chain

Examples of island-hop in a Sentence

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The Canadian actor has gone ice fishing in the Arctic Circle in Lapland, searched for the Big Five in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, island-hopped in Greece, and ventured deep into the Costa Rican jungles around Arenal Volcano. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025 The tasting moves in concentric circles: from home cocktails to an island-hopping set of punches, to a neat pour sequence that maps flavor to climate, cask, and culture. Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 The ultimate is an off-the-grid, island-hopping kayak camping trip. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025 Tinian was one of the Mariana Islands captured with Guam and Saipan during the bloody island-hopping campaign toward Japan. David Perlmutt, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of island-hop was in 1944

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“Island-hop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/island-hop. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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