brent

¹

[brent]

noun

plural

brents ,

plural

brent .

1. brant.

Brent

²

[brent]

noun

1. Margaret, 1600?–1671?, U.S. colonial landowner, born in England: regarded as an early feminist.

2. a borough of Greater London, England.

3. a male given name.

Brent

/ brɛnt /

noun

1. a borough of NW Greater London. Pop: 267 800 (2003 est). Area: 44 sq km (17 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Some of his visitors travel more than 15 hours by plane for a 35-minute ride with Moullec and his avian companions, often spotting cranes and geese like the brent, barnacle, red-breasted, and greylag species.

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The distant flocks of knot looked like lit dust scattered over the falling tide, while the bulky brent geese shrank to inky calligraphy against the huge sky.

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ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude oil fell 25 cents to $47.99 a barrel, while brent crude, the international standard, slipped 8 cents to $50.11 a barrel in London.

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In these troubled times, with brent crude at about $33 a barrel, investors only care about one thing: the cash flows that are available to support investment and dividends.

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Prices for brent crude oil were flat at $47.89 a barrel.

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