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sark

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sark.

Editorial note

All that said, the length of time the Cutty Sark held its speed record was amazing and inspiring.

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Quick take

One of the Channel Islands; notable inter alia for its local government containing one of the last vestiges of feudalism in Europe.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sark gathered in one view.

noun

One of the Channel Islands; notable inter alia for its local government containing one of the last vestiges of feudalism in Europe.

noun

(Scotland and Northern England) A shirt or smock.

verb

(transitive) To cover with sarking, or thin boards.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sark.

noun

One of the Channel Islands; notable inter alia for its local government containing one of the last vestiges of feudalism in Europe.

noun

(Scotland and Northern England) A shirt or smock.

verb

(transitive) To cover with sarking, or thin boards.

noun

A minor river in Dumfries and Galloway council area and Cumbria, forming part of the border between Scotland and England, which flows into the tidal Esk at Gretna; in full, the River Sark.

Example sentences

1

All that said, the length of time the Cutty Sark held its speed record was amazing and inspiring.

2

There’s not many places that ban cars, except for tiny islands like Sark and that town in Switzerland.

3

Its like Britain trying to claim the Faroe islands, or France trying to get Sark or Alderney back.

4

The Cutty Sark had a capacity of 1,700 tons and a minimum complement of 28 [1].

5

I thought all the characters liked jazz and drank Cutty Sark because he thought it was cool.

6

If it doesn't have a Cutty Sark pub it's not Greenwich.

7

Plus, membership also gets free access to the Cutty Sark and the Queens House making for an interesting day or two in London for anyone to enjoy.

8

The main thing I notice on the environmental version is the Sark voice acting, I still wonder if they actually got David Warner to do it.

9

Calling yourself a wolf or an orc is probably more extreme, especially in general contexts, but at a convention where you're surrounded by a thousand other people who find it easier to connect when they've thrown on a (literal or figurative) bear sark?

10

(Think Paulie buying all those cases of Cutty Sark in Goodfellas.) When the note comes due, the mobster simply torches the restaurant and collects the insurance money.

11

The Barclay brothers bought Brecqhou because channel islands make for handy tax havens, they use their funds to bully the locals on Sark extensively, and all those vineyards have been planted at the expense of large tracts of habitat for the native fauna (Private Eyes passim ad nauseam).

Quote examples

1

Think "Cutty Sark" which is now a visitor attraction in London, Greenwich.

2

It's also an example of "tell me you don't know what ${X} means without saying you don't know what ${X} means" — given that Scotland got rid of the last vestiges between 2000-03 and Sark in 2008, the closest thing in the current world to that is North Korea, or specifically the 500 people who still have Common Rights in the New Forest and the use of an open field system in the village of Laxton in Nottinghamshire.

Proper noun examples

1

Go enjoy a Johnnie Walker Red or Cutty Sark.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sark in a sentence?

All that said, the length of time the Cutty Sark held its speed record was amazing and inspiring.

What does sark mean?

One of the Channel Islands; notable inter alia for its local government containing one of the last vestiges of feudalism in Europe.

What part of speech is sark?

sark is commonly used as noun, verb.