Meaning of Carr | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Archaic form of car (“wheeled vehicle”).
   alt-of, archaic
2. Rock.
3. A northern English habitational surname from Old Norse derived from Old Norse kjarr (“brushwood”).
   countable, uncountable
4. Any marsh; marshy ground, swampland.
5. A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, a variant of Kerr.
   countable, uncountable
6. In particular, a marsh or fen formed when the litter of decaying reeds (e.g. in a lake) raises the ground level above the water, allowing more vegetation like sedges and then low bushes or trees to grow; a marshy woodland. (Compare marsh, swamp, bog, fen.)
7. A surname from Irish, anglicized from Irish Ó Carra, Ó Cairre.
   countable, uncountable
8. An Irish surname, a variant of Kilcar.
   countable, uncountable
9. A place in the United States:
   countable, uncountable
10. An unincorporated community in Weld County, Colorado; named for railroad official Robert E. Carr.
    countable, uncountable
11. A township in Clark County, Indiana.
    countable, uncountable
12. A township in Jackson County, Indiana.
    countable, uncountable
13. A township in Durham County, North Carolina.
    countable, uncountable
14. An unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina.
    countable, uncountable
15. A river in West Greenwich, Rhode Island; flowing 6 km from Carr Pond to the Big River.
    countable, uncountable
16. A suburb of Ramsbottom, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7817), and two other locations in Greater Manchester.
    countable, uncountable
17. A place in England:
    countable, uncountable
18. A hamlet in Laughton en le Morthen parish, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK5190).
    countable, uncountable

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Examples

“The marsh lands or ‘carrs’ that covered the low-lying floor of the vale could not be cultivated and the poorly drained flanks of the vale would be best used as pasture.”

“The old tales told of these noble animals sighted padding across clodded fields or circling shrinking copses. Stalking the choking carrs.”

“That’s what prompted new FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to send a “letter of inquiry” to CBS, asking the network to hand over the unedited tapes and transcript.”

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