barnacle
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/ˈbɑrnəkəl/
/ˈbɑːnəkəl/
GeneralMaritime
- 1 balanus countable
Definition (English)
A small sea creature with a hard shell that sticks to rocks and the bottoms of ships.
Example Sentences
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The old ship was covered in barnacles after years at sea.Eski gemi denizde yıllar sonra balanuslarla kaplanmıştı.
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Barnacles cling tightly to the surface of the pier.Balanuslar iskelenin yüzeyine sıkıca tutunur.
Collocations
barnacle growthbarnacle removalbarnacle on shipbarnacle shellbarnacle colonybarnacle infestation