brant

[ brant ]

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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.

Brant

[ brant ]

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Joseph Thayendanegea, 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
a male given name.

brant

/ brænt /

a small goose, Branta bernicla, that has a dark grey plumage and short neck and occurs in most northern coastal regions Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)brent goose

Origin of brant¹

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

Brant, an ASCAP spokesperson, would like to see more public recognition for the people behind the scenes.

And 17-year-old Harry Brant to pen new 'Interview Magazine' column.

Fessenden has built a huge radio transmitter in a place called Brant Rock, Massachusetts.

Historical novelist Lucinda Brant pinpoints the 18th century as the golden age of the power paunch.

“People might support you more if you jumped of a cliff,” Brant replied to one commenter.

Rick and Scotty, tired after an exhausting day, had gone to bed while the light still burned in Hartson Brant's room.

Nearby, Hartson Brant and the other scientists were deep in conversation with a group of civilians and Navy officers.

After a detailed discussion by Hartson Brant of the properties and limitations of nuclear explosions, the conference agreed.

Hartson Brant, in the rear seat, had a motion-picture camera poised.

Soon after a black brant passed, and Raven cried out as before, but the brant flew on.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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