skerry
a small, rocky island.
a coastline with a series of such islands offshore.
Origin of skerry
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How to use skerry in a sentence
skerry Hill was the absurdly-named trading store of a man named Minton, and at present it was in a state of siege.
Forging the Blades | Bertram MitfordBut he was so much more sharp-sighted than they, that he was able to discern men upon the skerry. '
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8 | VariousThere was only one spot where even in moderate weather a landing could be without difficulty effected on Ossa skerry.
Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships | W.H.G. KingstonAt last they got sufficiently to the westward to look along the outer side of Ossa skerry.
Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships | W.H.G. KingstonI've boiled 'undreds of 'em—skerry blues, magnums, queen of them all, Cheshires—none of 'em takes more than half an hour.
Dimbie and I--and Amelia | Mabel Barnes-Grundy
British Dictionary definitions for skerry
/ (ˈskɛrɪ) /
a small rocky island
a reef
Origin of skerry
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