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Definition of Skerry

Skerry
Skerry Sker"ry, n.; pl. Skerries. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. sker, Sw. sk["a]r, Dan. ski?r. Cf. Scar a bank.] A rocky isle; an insulated rock. [Scot.]

Meaning of Skerry from wikipedia

- A skerry (/ˈskɛri/ SKEHRR-ee) is a small rocky island, or islet, usually too small for human habitation. It may simply be a rocky reef. A skerry can also...
- up skerry in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A skerry is a small rocky island, usually defined to be too small for habitation. Skerry, skerries, or...
- The Pentland Skerries (Old Norse: Pettlandssker) are a group of four uninhabited islands lying in the Pentland Firth, northeast of Duncansby Head and south...
- called Da Skerries or just Skerries.[citation needed] The Out Skerries lie about 6 kilometres (4 mi) northeast of Whalsay; and Bound Skerry forms the...
- (Galea Skerries) Galera Skerries - 39°59′53″N 16°36′41″E / 39.998024°N 16.611303°E / 39.998024; 16.611303 (Galera Skerries) Godano Skerry - 38°38′20″N...
- Skerry cruisers (or Square metre yachts) are yachts, usually wooden, which are constructed according to the Square metre rule. Originating from Sweden...
- Sule Skerry is a remote skerry in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland. Sule Skerry lies 60 kilometres (32 nautical miles) west of the Orkney...
- Tainga Skerry. South Mainland:[d] Balla Skerry, Big Kiln, Big Skerry, Black Skerry, Broad Stack, Cloki Stack, Colsay, Dedda Skerry, Great Skerry, Hog of...
- "The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry" or "The Grey Selkie of Sule Skerry" is a traditional folk song from Orkney and Shetland. A woman has her child taken...
- Muckle Skerry is the largest of the Pentland Skerries, a group of uninhabited islets that lie off the north coast of Scotland in the Pentland Firth. It...