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sea·gull
also sea gull (sē′gŭl′)n.
A gull, especially one found near coastal areas.
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seagull
(ˈsiːˌɡʌl)n
1. (Animals) a popular name for gull1
2. (Professions) NZ a casual wharf labourer who is not a trade-union member
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Noun | 1. | seagull - mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs larid - long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family black-backed gull, great black-backed gull, Larus marinus, cob - white gull having a black back and wings herring gull, Larus argentatus - large gull of the northern hemisphere ivory gull, Pagophila eburnea - white Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick kittiwake - small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe |
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Translations
racek
havmågemåge
lokki
galeb
máfur
カモメ
갈매기
čajka
galeb
fiskmås
นกนางนวล
chim hải âu
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sea
(siː) noun1. (often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface. I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; (also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.
2. a particular area of sea. the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.
3. a particular state of the sea. mountainous seas.
ˈseaward(s) adverb towards the sea; away from the land. The yacht left the harbour and sailed seawards.
ˈseaboard noun the seacoast. the eastern seaboard of the United States.
sea breeze a breeze blowing from the sea towards the land.
ˈseafaring adjective of work or travel on ships. a seafaring man.
ˈseafood noun fish, especially shellfish.
adjectiveseafood restaurants.
ˈseafront noun a promenade or part of a town with its buildings facing the sea.
ˈsea-going adjective designed and equipped for travelling on the sea. a sea-going yacht.
ˈseagull noun a gull.
sea level the level of the surface of the sea used as a base from which the height of land can be measured. three hundred metres above sea level.
ˈsea-lion noun a type of large seal.
ˈseaman – plural ˈseamen – noun a sailor, especially a member of a ship's crew who is not an officer.
ˈseaport noun a port on the coast.
ˈseashell noun the (empty) shell of a sea creature.
ˈseashore noun the land close to the sea.
ˈseasick adjective ill because of the motion of a ship at sea. Were you seasick on the voyage?
ˈseasickness nounˈseaside noun
(usually with the) a place beside the sea. We like to go to the seaside in the summer.
ˈseaweed noun plants growing in the sea. The beach was covered with seaweed.
ˈseaworthy adjective (negative unseaworthy) (of a ship) suitably built and in good enough condition to sail at sea.
ˈseaworthiness nounat sea
1. on a ship and away from land. He has been at sea for four months.
2. puzzled or bewildered. Can I help you? You seem all at sea.
go to sea to become a sailor. He wants to go to sea.
put to sea to leave the land or a port. They planned to put to sea the next day.
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seagull
→ نَوْرَس racek havmåge Möwe γλάρος gaviota lokki mouette galeb gabbiano カモメ 갈매기 zeemeeuw måke mewa gaivota чайка fiskmås นกนางนวล martı chim hải âu 海鸥Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009