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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GANNET

Old English ganot; related to Old High German gannazzo gander.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GANNET

gannet  [ˈɡænɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GANNET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gannet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GANNET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gannet

Gannet

Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus, in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies. The gannets are large black and white birds with yellow heads; long, pointed wings; and long bills. Northern gannets are the largest seabirds in the North Atlantic, with a wingspan of up to 2 metres. The other two species occur in the temperate seas around southern Africa, southern Australia and New Zealand. Gannets hunt fish by diving from a height into the sea and pursuing their prey underwater. Gannets have a number of adaptations which enable them to do this: ▪ they have no external nostrils, they are located inside the mouth instead; ▪ they have air sacs in their face and chest under their skin which act like bubble wrapping, cushioning the impact with the water; ▪ their eyes are positioned far enough forward on their face to give them binocular vision, allowing them to judge distances accurately. Gannets can dive from a height of 30 metres, achieving speeds of 100 kilometres per hour as they strike the water, enabling them to catch fish much deeper than most airborne birds.

Definition of gannet in the English dictionary

The definition of gannet in the dictionary is a gluttonous or greedy person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GANNET


Banat
ˈbænɪt
bannet
ˈbænɪt
Bennett
ˈbɛnɪt
cabinet
ˈkæbɪnɪt
definite
ˈdɛfɪnɪt
exoplanet
ˈɛksəʊˌplænɪt
granite
ˈɡrænɪt
hornet
ˈhɔːnɪt
infinite
ˈɪnfɪnɪt
knit
nɪt
magnet
ˈmæɡnɪt
microgranite
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌɡrænɪt
minute
ˈmɪnɪt
passionate
ˈpæʃənɪt
planet
ˈplænɪt
pomegranate
ˈpɒmɪˌɡrænɪt
protoplanet
ˌprəʊtəʊˈplænɪt
senate
ˈsɛnɪt
Thanet
ˈθænɪt
unit
ˈjuːnɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GANNET

gangster rap
gangsterdom
gangsterish
gangsterism
gangsterland
Gangtok
gangue
gangway
ganister
ganja
gannetry
gannister
ganof
ganoid
ganoin
gansey
Gansu
gant
gantlet
gantline

WORDS THAT END LIKE GANNET

bennet
bluebonnet
bonnet
Chardonnet
cordonnet
dennet
dubonnet
Easter bonnet
gennet
kennet
linnet
Monnet
punnet
quannet
rennet
sennet
sinnet
sonnet
sunbonnet
war bonnet

Synonyms and antonyms of gannet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gannet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GANNET

Find out the translation of gannet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gannet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gannet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

塘鹅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alcatraz
570 millions of speakers

English

gannet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गैनिट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طيور الاطيش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

баклан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

patola
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হ্যাংলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Fou de Bassan
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gannet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gannet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カツオドリ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가넷
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gannet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Gannet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gannet
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोंबडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sümsük kuşu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gannet
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głuptaków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

баклан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gannet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

gannet
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gannet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gannet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gannet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gannet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GANNET»

The term «gannet» is regularly used and occupies the 96.679 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GANNET» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gannet» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gannet» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gannet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GANNET»

Discover the use of gannet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gannet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Gannet
There are many tables, maps and a full bibliography. The authoritative text is complemented by John Busby's brilliant and evocative drawings, plus 32 pages of photographs, many unpublished hitherto.
Bryan Nelson, 2010
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Gannet
This volume describes and illustrates the aircraft from the point of view of the pilots and observers who crewed it and tells the story of its career in detail.
Simon Askins, 2008
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North Sea Innovations and Economics: Proceedings of the ...
Introduction. Gannet is an oil and gas development in the Central North Sea. It consists of four separate fields and is located some 180km (112 miles) due East of Aberdeen. The project is the latest in a long line undertaken by Shell UK ...
Ron Goodfellow, 1993
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Submarine Hunter: Fairey Gannet Asw.1 in Service with the ...
The book is profusely illustrated with photographs and maps, many drawn from the personal archives of Gannet pilots and crew, and with many first-hand accounts of flying and servidng this ungainly but highly effective aircraft.
Ben Patynowski, Zbiegniew Patynowski, 2008
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Aircraft Carriers: The World's Greatest Naval Vessels and ...
Delay was caused by a sudden decision to add a third crew member, but eventualfy the Gannet AS.Mk 1 entered service with No. 826 Squadron in January 1955. Propulsion was provided by a turboprop with two independent power sections ...
Chris Bishop, Chris Chant, 2004
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Nanny / Radio Gannet / The Lower Loxley Effect (Storycuts)
Part of the Storycuts series, these three stories were previously published in the collection The Atmospheric Railway.
Shena Mackay, 2011
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The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa
Cape Gannet, it has a long, cigar-shaped body outline, and a pointed bill and tail. Juv. and imm. are paler versions of ad. and have white bellies flecked with brown ; they lack the white speckling of juv. Cape Gannet. Habitat. Tropical oceans ...
Ian Sinclair, P. A. R. Hockey, 2005
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The American coast pilot: containing directions for the ...
SOUTH-EAST ROCK bears from Gannet Peak S. byE. i E., distant nearly South east le, and shows two breaks in heavy weather, and a good tide-rip during the tide. Rock. has good water to a cable's length on its East and West sides. Yarmouth ...
Edmund March Blunt, George William Blunt, 1857
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Janet the Gannet and the Boy Who Dreamed of Flying
Children's rhyming picture book story about the Australasian Gannet living on the shores of New Zealand. "Janet the Gannet wanted to fly to a place she had never been before. Jack just wanted to fly.
Janet Martin, 2005
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Methods and Applications in Reservoir Geophysics
The Gannet Development consists of several Tertiary fields straddling UKCS quads 21 and 22 in the Central North Sea area (Figure 2). Production commenced in 1992 with the successive tieback of three subsea satellites ( Gannet B, C, and ...
David H. Johnston, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GANNET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gannet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bryan Nelson | The Times
Bryan Nelson was an ornithologist who became a leading authority on the northern gannet (morus bassanus) — the diving seabird whose ... «The Times, Jul 15»
2
Daniel delight as Beer Luggers set sail once more
Line honours: 1, Gannet III - Nigel Daniel; 2, Twilight - Peter Bagwell; 3, Gannet II -Peter Poulson; 4, Moondance – Geoff Pook; 5, Scrumpy ... «Midweek Herald, Jul 15»
3
Trying to reach that magical 300
There were 4 shearwaters possible, northern gannet, Wilson's storm petrel, and any jaeger would be a life bird. It seemed very do-able. «The Daily News of Newburyport, Jul 15»
4
Last Week's Rare Bird Alert
... shearwaters; 120 Wilson's storm-petrels; a Northern gannet; a great cormorant; a common murre; two roseate terns; and 50 common terns. «The Union Leader, Jul 15»
5
Barracuda and Gap Are Big Market Movers
Gannet Co. (GCI), up $1.31 to $13.37. Activist investor Carl Icahn increased his stake in the newspaper and publishing company from 6 percent ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
Shark Week: 'Shark Planet' Shows Blacktips Work as a Team to …
To make matters worse for the fish (and more eerily apocalyptic for the camera), gannet birds then descend from above to join the feeding ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
7
Ngati Kahungunu ki Heretaunga initials settlement
Cultural redress includes the vesting and gifting back to the crown of Cape Kidnappers Gannet Protection Reserve and Cape Kidnappers ... «waateanews.com, Jul 15»
8
Doctor Bryan Nelson: Environmental activist and ornithologist …
Nelson immersed himself in all things gannet, recording their sounds, habits and body language. He would amuse his zoology students at ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
9
Abbott's booby hits the web
It is a gannet, named after an American naturalist who collected the bird on Assumption Island in 1892. Now an endangered species, it breeds ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
10
Whale-watch cruises are also good for birders
... two great shearwaters, 6 sooty shearwaters, 120 Wilson's storm petrels, a northern gannet, a great cormorant, a common murre, two roseate ... «WMUR Manchester, Jul 15»

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