"carr" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɑɹ/ [US] Forms: carrs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Etymology: From Old Norse kjarr. Compare Swedish kärr, Icelandic kjarr. Etymology templates: {{der|en|non|kjarr}} Old Norse kjarr, {{cog|sv|kärr}} Swedish kärr, {{cog|is|kjarr}} Icelandic kjarr Head templates: {{en-noun}} carr (plural carrs)
  1. A bog or marsh; marshy ground, swampland.
    Sense id: en-carr-en-noun-IJfUUDcN
  2. A marsh or fen on which low trees or bushes grow; a marshy woodland. Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-carr-en-noun-OQpMISTb Disambiguation of Landforms: 37 53 7 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 64 21 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 64 21 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: alder carr
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /kɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɑɹ/ [US] Forms: carrs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} carr (plural carrs)
  1. Archaic form of car (“wheeled vehicle”). Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: car (extra: wheeled vehicle)
    Sense id: en-carr-en-noun-yAYmnUaP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /kɑː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɑɹ/ [US] Forms: carrs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ) Etymology: From Old Northumbrian. Head templates: {{en-noun}} carr (plural carrs)
  1. (Northumberland Dialect) rock
    Sense id: en-carr-en-noun-NQp3DA7J
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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