Fladry

Quick meaning: Fladry is a noun meaning A string of flags (usually red) used to demarcate boundaries that contain wildlife such as wolves, and deter them from crossing.

Meaning

A string of flags (usually red) used to demarcate boundaries that contain wildlife such as wolves, and deter them from crossing.

Example Sentences

To visually warn wolves away from other pastures, Brown sometimes turns to the old European technique called fladry, stringing wire with bright flags along its length.

Fladries, brightly coloured flags sewn on ropes (Fladry: Table 4.3), have been used for hunting wolves (Canis lupus) in Europe for centuries. Most wolves fear fladries and rarely cross such barriers.

Word Forms

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Related Words

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