An ait (or eyot) is a small island in a river. It is especially used to refer to islands found on the River Thames and its tributaries in England. Aits are typically formed by the deposition of sediment in the water, which accumulates over a period of time. An ait is characteristically long and narrow, and may become a permanent island. However, aits may also be eroded: the resulting sediment is deposited further downstream and could result in another ait.

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  • An ait (or eyot) is a small island in a river. It is especially used to refer to islands found on the River Thames and its tributaries in England. Aits are typically formed by the deposition of sediment in the water, which accumulates over a period of time. An ait is characteristically long and narrow, and may become a permanent island. However, aits may also be eroded: the resulting sediment is deposited further downstream and could result in another ait. A channel with numerous aits is called a braided channel. The words "ait" and "eyot" are not common in modern English, although a few famous writers have used it, including J. R. R. Tolkien in his Lord of the Rings books, and Charles Dickens in Bleak House. More recently, it was used by Terry Pratchett in the first of the Discworld books, The Colour of Magic, as well as in the book The Pope's Rhinoceros by Lawrence Norfolk.
  • Der Werder (seltener auch das Werder), auch Werth ist eine topografische Bezeichnung, die überwiegend auf Inseln angewandt wird, für zwischen Flüssen und stehenden Gewässern gelegenes Land, sowie für eingedeichtes oder aus Sumpf trockengelegtes und als Moorbesiedlung urbar gemachtes Land gebraucht wird. In Namen finden sich noch -wörth, -ward und ähnliche Formen.
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  • An ait (or eyot) is a small island in a river. It is especially used to refer to islands found on the River Thames and its tributaries in England. Aits are typically formed by the deposition of sediment in the water, which accumulates over a period of time. An ait is characteristically long and narrow, and may become a permanent island. However, aits may also be eroded: the resulting sediment is deposited further downstream and could result in another ait.
  • Der Werder (seltener auch das Werder), auch Werth ist eine topografische Bezeichnung, die überwiegend auf Inseln angewandt wird, für zwischen Flüssen und stehenden Gewässern gelegenes Land, sowie für eingedeichtes oder aus Sumpf trockengelegtes und als Moorbesiedlung urbar gemachtes Land gebraucht wird. In Namen finden sich noch -wörth, -ward und ähnliche Formen.
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  • Ait
  • Werder (Landschaft)
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