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.
Origin of brant
1- Also called brant goose; especially British, brent [brent], /brɛnt/, brent goose .
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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.
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How to use brant in a sentence
Other voters, like brant, who still plans to vote for one of the two major candidates, also approached the process itself with a heavy layer of cynicism.
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“People might support you more if you jumped of a cliff,” brant replied to one commenter.
David Beckham Designs More Underwear, Karlie Kloss Gets A Haircut | The Fashion Beast Team | November 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTRick and Scotty, tired after an exhausting day, had gone to bed while the light still burned in Hartson brant's room.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland GoodwinNearby, Hartson brant and the other scientists were deep in conversation with a group of civilians and Navy officers.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland GoodwinAfter a detailed discussion by Hartson brant of the properties and limitations of nuclear explosions, the conference agreed.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland GoodwinHartson brant, in the rear seat, had a motion-picture camera poised.
The Flaming Mountain | Harold Leland GoodwinSoon after a black brant passed, and Raven cried out as before, but the brant flew on.
A Treasury of Eskimo Tales | Clara Kern Bayliss
British Dictionary definitions for brant
/ (brænt) /
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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