desert island

/ˈdɛzɜːrt ˈaɪlənd/

a remote, uninhabited island

If you were stranded on a desert island, what three items would you bring?

This example uses the phrase to describe a hypothetical survival scenario.

informal

an uninhabited island, often used in hypothetical scenarios to discuss survival or solitude

In the movie, the characters were marooned on a desert island for years.

This shows the phrase used in a narrative context about isolation.

Often used in discussions about survival, solitude, or hypothetical situations.

Collocations

stranded on a desert islandto be abandoned or trapped on an uninhabited islanddesert island survivalthe skills or items needed to survive on an uninhabited island

a hypothetical selection of music one would take to a desert island

This phrase is often used in casual or hypothetical discussions, not in formal or technical writing.

From 'desert' (uninhabited) + 'island' (a piece of land surrounded by water). The phrase became popular in survival and hypothetical discussions.

Commonly used in hypothetical questions or survival scenarios, not in formal or technical contexts.

desert

uninhabited or barren

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island

a piece of land surrounded by water

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