Barra

¹ British  

/ ˈbærə /

noun

1. an island in NW Scotland, in the Outer Hebrides: fishing, crofting, tourism. Pop: 1078 (2001)

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barra ² British  

/ ˈbærə /

noun

1. informal a barramundi

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Example Sentences

In a statement to parliament, she proposed that contracts to build two new vessels for the Sound of Harris and Sound of Barra - under Phase Two of the Small Vessel Replacement Programme - are directly awarded to Ferguson Marine.

From BBC

Barra Vieja – Barra Vieja is a coastal Mexican restaurant in the heart of Doral, just outside of Miami.

From Salon

Understandably, GM CEO Mary Barra said Tuesday External link that Carney’s move was “a very slippery slope.”

From Barron's

Mary Barra said the decision to allow tens of thousands of inexpensive vehicles into the country is a risk to North American auto manufacturing.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, Barra has said the company continues to believe in an EV future, in part because "we know once somebody drives an EV, they rarely go back to internal combustion engine," she said on Tuesday's analyst call.

From Barron's