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In some senses, carr is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
carr
UK /kɑː/ US /kɑɹ/
name 5noun 4
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2CARR + NOUN
e, expressions, n
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
Any marsh; marshy ground, swampland.
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.
2
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, s
noun
1
Archaic form of car (“wheeled vehicle”).
noun
1
Rock.
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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.
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The old tales told of these noble animals sighted padding across clodded fields or circling shrinking copses. Stalking the choking carrs.
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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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Carrà uses linking expressions.
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Carrà promotes the band.
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Carrà doesn't get his irony.
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