brack
pronunciation
How to pronounce brack in British English:
UK [bræk]
How to pronounce brack in American English:
US [bræk]
Word Origin
- brack (adj.)
- "salty, briny," 1510s, from Dutch brak "brackish," probably from Middle Dutch brak "worthless," a word also used in commercial trade and which also made its way into early Modern English.
Example
- 1. Brack says the dam 's benefits outweigh its costs but others worry about damaging effects on local people .
- 2. Brack has also taken over enforcement of artisanal-mining laws from the ministry of energy and mining .
- 3. " Every year we need more and more energy " says peru 's environmental minister antonio brack egg .
- 4. But mr brack thinks only the army can do the job .
- 5. Brack has placed more than 2 00000 square miles of rain forest under protection , and he has set a goal of zero deforestation by 2021 .