rookery
rookery · rookeries
лежбище
Kolonie, Krähenkolonie
A colony of breeding birds or other animalsA colony of breeding birds or other animals.
» Please drive slowly near sensitive habitats such as kelp forests and bird rookeries to minimize disturbance.
Meaning
4 sensesA colony of breeding birds or other animals.
Kolonie, Krähenkolonie
ле́жбищеléžbišče
a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)
(broadly)A crowded tenement.
(UK, broadly, historical)A place where criminals congregate, often an area of a town or city.
(obsolete, slang)That part of the barracks occupied by subalterns.
Examples
1 sentencesPlease drive slowly near sensitive habitats such as kelp forests and bird rookeries to minimize disturbance.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
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a colony of breeding birds or other animals:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a colony of breeding birds or other animals:
Origin
From rook + -ery, 1725.From rook + -ery, 1725.
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