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    cay
    [keɪ, kiː]
    noun
    cay (noun) · cays (plural noun)
    1. a low bank or reef of coral, rock, or sand, especially one on the islands in Spanish America. Compare with key.
    Origin
    late 17th century: from Spanish cayo ‘shoal, reef’, from an Arawak language.
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    Define cay. cay synonyms, cay pronunciation, cay translation, English dictionary definition of cay. n. A small, low island composed largely of coral or sand. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton...
    A cay ( / ˈkiː, ˈkeɪ / KEE, KAY ), also spelled caye or key, is a small, low- elevation, sandy island on the surface of a coral reef. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian oceans, including in the Caribbean and on the Great Barrier Reef and Belize Barrier Reef .
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    Examples of cays include: A few of the Florida Keys, such as Sand Key, are "cays" as defined above. (Most of the Florida Keys are exposed ancient coral reefs, and the oolite beds that formed behind reefs.)
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    The Taíno word for "island", cairi, became cayo in Spanish and "cay" / ˈkiː / in English (spelled "key" in American English). A cay forms when ocean currents transport loose sediment across the surface of a reef to where the current slows or converges with another current, releasing its sediment load.
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  3. The meaning of CAY is a low island or reef of sand or coral.
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