skerry

[ sker-ee ]

/ ˈskɛr i /

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noun, plural sker·ries.Chiefly Scot.

a small, rocky island.

a coastline with a series of such islands offshore.

Origin of skerry

1605–15; Shetland dial. skerri a rock in the sea <Old Norse sker (genitive plural skerja) rock or reef (in the sea). See scar²

Words nearby skerry

skepful, skeptic, skeptical, skepticism, skerrick, skerry, sket, sketch, sketchable, sketchbook, sketch map

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Example sentences from the Web for skerry

When the sun went below the sea-margin there lay before him on the skerry some mouldering linen rags and nought else.
Weird Tales from Northern Seas|Jonas Lie
The skerry was wet, as if the sea had only recently been flowing over it, and on it he saw a pale girl with such lovely eyes.
Weird Tales from Northern Seas|Jonas Lie
He turned and stood on another tack to sail round the skerry.
On the Seaboard|August Strindberg
The same autumn Olaf had his first battle at Sotasker, which lies in the Swedish skerry circle.
Heimskringla|Snorri Sturlason

Eight days later there was a great stir on the skerry, for Vestman had caught a salmon of twenty-six pounds.
On the Seaboard|August Strindberg

British Dictionary definitions for skerry

skerry

/ (ˈskɛrɪ) /

noun plural -ries mainly Scot

a small rocky island

a reef

Word Origin for skerry

C17: Orkney dialect, from Old Norse sker scar ²

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单词	skerry
释义	skerry [ sker-ee ] / ˈskɛr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR skerry ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural sker·ries.Chiefly Scot. a small, rocky island. a coastline with a series of such islands offshore. Origin of skerry 1605–15; Shetland dial. skerri a rock in the sea <Old Norse sker (genitive plural skerja) rock or reef (in the sea). See scar² Words nearby skerry skepful, skeptic, skeptical, skepticism, skerrick, skerry, sket, sketch, sketchable, sketchbook, sketch map Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for skerry When the sun went below the sea-margin there lay before him on the skerry some mouldering linen rags and nought else. Weird Tales from Northern Seas\|Jonas Lie The skerry was wet, as if the sea had only recently been flowing over it, and on it he saw a pale girl with such lovely eyes. Weird Tales from Northern Seas\|Jonas Lie He turned and stood on another tack to sail round the skerry. On the Seaboard\|August Strindberg The same autumn Olaf had his first battle at Sotasker, which lies in the Swedish skerry circle. Heimskringla\|Snorri Sturlason Eight days later there was a great stir on the skerry, for Vestman had caught a salmon of twenty-six pounds. On the Seaboard\|August Strindberg British Dictionary definitions for skerry skerry / (ˈskɛrɪ) / noun plural -ries mainly Scot a small rocky island a reef Word Origin for skerry C17: Orkney dialect, from Old Norse sker scar ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to skerry beach, shoal, atoll, coral reef, bar, ridge, bank, rock, cay, sand bar
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skerry

noun, plural sker·ries.Chiefly Scot.

Origin of skerry

Words nearby skerry

Example sentences from the Web for skerry

British Dictionary definitions for skerry

noun plural -ries mainly Scot

Word Origin for skerry

Words related to skerry