Gannetry

/ˈɡænɪtri/ noun

Definition

A colony or breeding ground where gannets nest together, usually on cliffs or rocky islands.

Etymology

From gannet plus the suffix -ry (a place where something is done or kept, as in bakery or monastery). The -ry suffix comes from Old French -erie, denoting a location or collective space.

Kelly Says

The largest gannet colonies contain tens of thousands of birds packed so densely that they literally cannot stretch their wings without touching their neighbors—they've evolved a complex language of head tosses and calls to manage the chaos.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም አላህ ላይ ነው
se-lam a-lah lay ne-w
ARالعربية
منصة المدافع
man-sith al-mad-fa-a
BNবাংলা
ক্যানন প্লাটফর্ম
ka-no-n plat-for-m
CACatalà
plataforma de canons
pla-ta-for-ma deh ka-nons
CSČeština
kanonová platforma
ka-no-no-va plat-for-ma
DADansk
kanonplatform
ka-no-plat-form
DEDeutsch
Kanonenplattform
ka-no-nen-plat-form
ELΕλληνικά
πλατφόρμα πυροβολικού
pla-t-for-ma py-ro-vo-li-kou
ESEspañol
torre de cañones
tor-re deh ka-no-nes
FAفارسی
منصّه توپخانه
man-sa-heh to-p-kha-ne
FISuomi
tykkiplatforma
ty-kki-plat-for-ma
FRFrançais
plateforme de canons
plat-form deh ka-nons
GUGU
ગેટવે કર્મચારી
ge-tway kar-mcha-ree
HAHA
shugaban hanyar
shu-ga-ban han-yar
HEעברית
מבנה תותחים
me-ba-na to-te-him
HIहिन्दी
तोपखाने की प्लेटफॉर्म
to-p-kha-ne kee plat-form
HUMagyar
ágyú platform
a-gyu plat-form
IDBahasa Indonesia
platform meriam
plat-form me-ri-am
IGIG
akụkụ ụgbọ
a-ku-ku ụg-bo
ITItaliano
piattaforma di cannoni
pi-at-ta-for-ma deh kan-no-ni
JA日本語
大砲台
dai-hou-dai
KKKK
артиллерийская платформа
ar-til-le-ri-ysk-a-ya plat-for-ma
KMKM
ទីកន្លែងប្រើប្រាស់
tee-kon-leang b-ra-su
KO한국어
대포대
dae-po-dae
MRMR
तोपासाची प्लॅटफॉर्म
to-pa-sa-chi pla-t-form
MSBahasa Melayu
platform meriam
plat-form me-ri-am
MYမြန်မာ
ကြယ်ပြိုကျ
kyae-p-ro-ky
NLNederlands
kanonnenplatform
ka-no-nen-plat-form
NONorsk
kanonplattform
ka-no-plat-form
PAPA
ਕੈਨਨ ਪਲੈਟਫਾਰਮ
ka-nen pla-t-far-m
PLPolski
platforma armat
plat-for-ma ar-mat
PTPortuguês
plataforma de canhões
pla-ta-for-ma deh ka-nyo-es
RORomână
platformă de tunuri
plat-form-ă deh tu-nuri
RUРусский
башня пушек
bash-nya pu-shek
SVSvenska
kanonplattform
ka-no-plat-form
SWKiswahili
ukumbi wa bunduki
u-ku-m-bi wa bun-d-uki
TAதமிழ்
தாக்குதல் தளம்
tha-kku-thal tha-lam
TEతెలుగు
కేనన్ ప్లాట్‌ఫామ్
ke-nan plat-f-am
THไทย
ปืนใหญ่
poon-yai
TLTL
porsyento ng mga armas
por-sen-to ng mga ar-mas
TRTürkçe
top platforması
top plat-for-ma-si
UKУкраїнська
башта пушок
bash-ta pu-shok
URاردو
ٹوپ کا پلاٹ فارم
top ka pla-t-form
VITiếng Việt
bệ phóng đại bác
be-pho-ong dai-bac
YOYO
ọmọ ẹ̀kọ́ ìlẹ̀
ọmọ ẹ̀kọ́ ìlẹ̀
ZH中文
炮台
pào tái
ZUZU
umshayeli we-nkabi
um-sha-ye-li we-nkabi

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