'Brent' definitions:

Definition of 'brent'

(from WordNet)
noun
Small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward [syn: brant, brant goose, brent, brent goose]

Definition of 'Brent'

From: GCIDE
  • Bren \Bren\, Brenne \Bren"ne\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Brent (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Brenning.] [See Burn.] To burn. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. --W. Browne. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Brent'

From: GCIDE
  • Brent \Brent\, Brant \Brant\, a. [AS. brant; akin to Dan. brat, Icel. brattr, steep.]
  • 1. Steep; high. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them. --Ascham. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Smooth; unwrinkled. [Scot.] [1913 Webster]
  • Your bonnie brow was brent. --Burns. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Brent'

From: GCIDE
  • Brent \Brent\, imp. & p. p. of Bren. Burnt. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Brent'

From: GCIDE
  • Brent \Brent\, n. [Cf. Brant.] A brant. See Brant. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'brent'

From: GCIDE
  • Brant \Brant\ (br[a^]nt), n. [Cf.Brand goose, Brent, Brenicle.] (Zool.) A species of wild goose (Branta bernicla) -- called also brent and brand goose. The name is also applied to other related species. [1913 Webster]

Brent, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Brent, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
Population (2000) :
4024
Housing Units (2000) :
1274
Land area (2000) :
8.721728 sq. miles (22.589172 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.007617 sq. miles (0.019728 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
8.729345 sq. miles (22.608900 sq. km)
FIPS code :
09136
Located within :
Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location :
32.940240 N, 87.174982 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
35034
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Brent, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Brent, FL -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida
Population (2000) :
22257
Housing Units (2000) :
7796
Land area (2000) :
10.437340 sq. miles (27.032585 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.087407 sq. miles (0.226384 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
10.524747 sq. miles (27.258969 sq. km)
FIPS code :
08300
Located within :
Florida (FL), FIPS 12
Location :
30.470496 N, 87.249127 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Brent, OK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Brent, OK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma
Population (2000) :
504
Housing Units (2000) :
233
Land area (2000) :
11.147890 sq. miles (28.872901 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
4.490584 sq. miles (11.630559 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
15.638474 sq. miles (40.503460 sq. km)
FIPS code :
08650
Located within :
Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location :
35.366510 N, 94.786501 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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