brant

[ brant ]

/ brænt /

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.

Nearby words

Origin of brant

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

Also called brant goose; especially British, brent, brent goose.

Brant

[ brant ]

/ brænt /

noun

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

a male given name.

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Convinced of this, Brant retraced his steps toward the camp of his own troop, now already astir with the duties of early morning.
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"Yes; but I do not know what she knows," returned Brant quietly.
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To get back or forward was out of the question, and there he remained till his brant life was ended by starvation.
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If they went down, and Brant with his Indians swept the valley, for what horrors might they not look?
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Brant uttered one of his nasty cackles, and turned to Cheeseman.
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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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