smelt
Example Sentences
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Native fish that are increasingly threatened include the finger-sized Delta smelt and white sturgeon, the largest freshwater fish in North America, which can reach more than 10 feet long.
From Los Angeles Times
The company estimates that 70% of global copper reserves are contained in such ores, frequently in concentrations that aren’t worth the expense of grinding into powders and hauling—often overseas—for smelting and refining.
"We spent around an hour getting all the glass out and the porch smelt a bit, but you can imagine."
From BBC
Populations of Chinook salmon, steelhead trout, Delta smelt and other species have been declining.
From Los Angeles Times
In my family, everyone new to the table — new partners, neighbors, friends — must try a smelt.
From Salon
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