Free Translator Free Translator
Translators Dictionaries Courses Other
Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Pearl fishery   /pərl fˈɪʃəri/   Listen
Pearl fishery

noun
1.
A fishery where they fish for pearl oysters.






WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





"Pearl fishery" Quotes from Famous Books



... visited by numerous other adventurers as well as commissioned voyagers of the Spanish crown. It was found to be inhabited by numerous tribes of Indians, and to be in many parts extremely fertile; to which, of course, was added rumors of gold mines, pearl fishery, etc. No sooner was the importance of the country known, than the Jesuits obtained leave to establish themselves in it, to Christianize and enlighten the Indians. They established missions in various ...
— Two Years Before the Mast • Richard Henry Dana



Words linked to "Pearl fishery" :   piscary, fishery



Copyright © 2024 Free-Translator.com