skerry
Americannoun
plural
skerries-
a small, rocky island.
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a coastline with a series of such islands offshore.
noun
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a small rocky island
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a reef
Etymology
Origin of skerry
1605–15; Shetland dial. skerri a rock in the sea < Old Norse sker (genitive plural skerja ) rock or reef (in the sea). See scar 2
Example Sentences
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For years I coloured your world in hues you didn't recognise; never your island, always your skerry – "unable to see the romance of the thing for the thing itself".
From The Guardian • Apr. 9, 2010
They approached the skerry, and lowering their sail, cast anchor, and launched a second small boat, which they had brought with them.
From The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 by Olson, Julius E.
As the boat approached nearer Fred remarked, "That is a mere lad, but there is some one else lying on the skerry."
From Viking Boys by Saxby, Jessie Margaret Edmondston
They approached the skerry, and, lowering their sail, cast anchor, and launched a second small boat, which they had brought with them.
From Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)
With that he awoke, and saw that the sunbeams were running over the wet skerry, and the Mermaid was still sitting by his side.
From Weird Tales from Northern Seas by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)
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