brant

[ brant ]

noun,plural brants, (especially collectively) brant.
  1. 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.

Origin of brant

1
First recorded in 1535–45; short for brantgoose, brentgoose; akin to Old Norse brandgās, German Brandgans
  • Also called brant goose; especially British, brent [brent], /brɛnt/, brent goose .

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Other definitions for Brant (2 of 2)

Brant
[ brant ]

noun
  1. Joseph Thayendanegea, 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.

  2. a male given name.

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How to use brant in a sentence

  • “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.

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

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

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

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

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British Dictionary definitions for brant

brant

/ (brænt) /


nounplural brants or brant
  1. US and Canadian 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

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