Heronry is an English word with synonyms like rookery. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Heronry in a sentence
Heronry meaning
A breeding woodland for herons; a heron rookery.
Synonyms of Heronry
Using Heronry
- The main meaning on this page is: A breeding woodland for herons; a heron rookery.
- Useful related words include: rookery.
- In the example corpus, heronry often appears in combinations such as: the heronry, heronry is.
Context around Heronry
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heronry
- In this selection, "heronry" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, goliath and viewing stand out and add context to how "heronry" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a goliath heronry is located and to the heronry viewing point. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heronry" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heronry
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A Goliath heronry is located on a rocky islet in the lake known as Gibraltar. (15 words)
Follow the Heron Fest self-guided trail up to the heronry viewing point on the Coal Tips to watch the nesting activity, running throughout breeding season. (26 words)
The best spot for viewing the heronry is from the Coal Tips trail, and is also the best place to catch sight of a bittern in flight. (27 words)
The best spot for viewing the heronry is from the Coal Tips trail, and is also the best place to catch sight of a bittern in flight. (27 words)
Follow the Heron Fest self-guided trail up to the heronry viewing point on the Coal Tips to watch the nesting activity, running throughout breeding season. (26 words)
A Goliath heronry is located on a rocky islet in the lake known as Gibraltar. (15 words)
Example sentences (3)
Follow the Heron Fest self-guided trail up to the heronry viewing point on the Coal Tips to watch the nesting activity, running throughout breeding season.
The best spot for viewing the heronry is from the Coal Tips trail, and is also the best place to catch sight of a bittern in flight.
A Goliath heronry is located on a rocky islet in the lake known as Gibraltar.
Common combinations with heronry
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the heronry 2×
- heronry is 2×