brant

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noun, plural brants, (especially collectively) brant.

any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.

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Also called brant goose; especially British, brent

[brent], /brɛnt/, brent goose .

Origin of brant

First recorded in 1535–45; short for brantgoose, brentgoose; akin to Old Norse brandgās, German Brandgans

Words nearby brant

branks, branle, brannigan, branny, Branson, brant, Brantford, Branting, bran tub, Branwen, branzino

Other definitions for brant (2 of 2)

Brant

[ brant ]

/ brænt /

noun

Joseph Thayendanegea, 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.

a male given name.

How to use brant in a sentence

Other voters, like Brant, who still plans to vote for one of the two major candidates, also approached the process itself with a heavy layer of cynicism.
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Brant, an ASCAP spokesperson, would like to see more public recognition for the people behind the scenes.
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And 17-year-old Harry Brant to pen new 'Interview Magazine' column.
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Fessenden has built a huge radio transmitter in a place called Brant Rock, Massachusetts.
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Historical novelist Lucinda Brant pinpoints the 18th century as the golden age of the power paunch.
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“People might support you more if you jumped of a cliff,” Brant replied to one commenter.
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Rick and Scotty, tired after an exhausting day, had gone to bed while the light still burned in Hartson Brant's room.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
Nearby, Hartson Brant and the other scientists were deep in conversation with a group of civilians and Navy officers.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
After a detailed discussion by Hartson Brant of the properties and limitations of nuclear explosions, the conference agreed.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
Hartson Brant, in the rear seat, had a motion-picture camera poised.
The Flaming Mountain|Harold Leland Goodwin
Soon after a black brant passed, and Raven cried out as before, but the brant flew on.
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British Dictionary definitions for brant

brant

/ (brænt) /

noun plural brants or brant

US and Canadian a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regionsAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): brent goose

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