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skerry.

A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈskɛɹi/UK, US
  1. A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms.

Where this word comes from

From dialectal Scots (Shetlandic and Orcadian) skerry, from Old Norse sker (whence Danish skær and Norwegian Bokmål skjær). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.

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