skerry
noun
a small, rocky island.
skerries
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pluralof skerry.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Golden eagles and buzzards soar, and otters and grey seals share the rocky skerries.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 29, 2020
But Lake Malar is one of the largest in Sweden, with more than 8,000 islands and skerries and several cities on its perimeter, including Stockholm to the east.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2018
Down here it is deep night; dark gleams the surf on the skerries.
From Time Magazine Archive
To take you out into the race and among the skerries.
From The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap by Stanley L. Wood
Ah! those snug homes in the lee of the skerries awake a longing for life and warmth in the breast.
From Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship 'Fram' 1893-1896 Vol. I by Fridtjof Nansen
