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seagull

or sea gull

[ see-guhl ]

/ ˈsiˌgʌl /

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noun

a gull, especially any of the marine species.

Origin of seagull

First recorded in 1535–45; sea + gull¹

Words nearby seagull

seaford, seafowl, seafront, seagirt, seagoing, seagull, seahawk, seahenge, seajack, seakale beet, seakeeping

Example sentences from the Web for seagull

When he first started, he tried to sell plates of seagull as ‘set-ups’, but no one would touch it.

Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison |Daniel Genis |June 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I still would never put another morsel of seagull anywhere near my mouth again.

Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison |Daniel Genis |June 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She recalled the line in The Seagull that resonated deeply with her.

Carey Mulligan's Naked Turn in 'Shame' |Lorenza Muñoz |November 30, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
His stage credits include Richard II, Hamlet, King Lear, Hedda Gabler, Crime and Punishment, The Seagull, and Terre Haute.

Earthy Beauty |Peter Eyre |March 19, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

I chose Natasha because of her ephemeral delicacy and intelligent beauty in her debut stage role as Nina in The Seagull.

Writers and Actors Recall Her Life |Isabel Wilkinson |March 19, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
But as John was an honest fellow, he was troubled at the thought that the Seagull would think he had stolen her mantle and purse.

The Green Fairy Book |Various
It has brought the Alert nearly two feet lower in the water; while as to the Seagull she is laden down like a collier.

One of the 28th |G. A. Henty
The jar of it ran through the whole length of the Seagull, and I felt the quick kick of it even in the Bow.

Sea-Hounds |Lewis R. Freeman
That this latter would be a necessary step towards their object was manifest; but the word Seagull settled it.

The Mystery of the Sea |Bram Stoker
Chekhov spent the year 1894 at Melihovo, began writing "The Seagull," and did a great deal of work.

Letters of Anton Chekhov |Anton Chekhov

British Dictionary definitions for seagull

seagull

/ (ˈsiːˌɡʌl) /

noun

a popular name for gull 1

NZ a casual wharf labourer who is not a trade-union member