Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fladry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fladry
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A string of flags (usually red) used to demarcate boundaries that contain wildlife such as wolves, and deter them from crossing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To visually warn wolves away from other pastures, Brown sometimes turns to the old European technique called fladry, stringing wire with bright flags along its length."
"Fladries, brightly coloured flags sewn on ropes (Fladry: Table 4.3), have been used for hunting wolves (Canis lupus) in Europe for centuries. Most wolves fear fladries and rarely cross such barriers."

Usage

Inflected Forms

fladries (plural)

Questions

What does fladry mean?: A string of flags (usually red) used to demarcate boundaries that contain wildlife such as wolves, and deter them from crossing.

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