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Antonyms for seagull
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : see-guhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsiˌgʌl |
Definition of seagull
Origin :- 1540s, from sea + gull (n.).
- As in fly : verb take to the air, usually employing wings
- The Seagull lies at anchor in the bay ready to sail at a moment's notice.
- Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice
- As we have said, a large portion of the cargo of the Seagull had already been recovered.
- Extract from : « Under the Waves » by R M Ballantyne
- We will not however trace his future steps in regard to the Seagull.
- Extract from : « Under the Waves » by R M Ballantyne
- Still Baldwin shook his head, remarking that the Seagull was full 900 tons.
- Extract from : « Under the Waves » by R M Ballantyne
- Something of her own strong vigilance was in the look, bringing the seagull to his mind.
- Extract from : « Adrienne Toner » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
- I thought he was a goner there, yesterday, when I saw the Seagull go kerflop.
- Extract from : « The Rival Campers Afloat » by Ruel Perley Smith
- The only response was the scream of a seagull or the wail of the wind.
- Extract from : « Third Warning » by Roy J. Snell
- Sure I think now, indeed, Captain Seagull, we were something over-shot.
- Extract from : « The Works of John Marston » by John Marston
- That plane is as silvery as a seagull, just as Patsy and Polly wrote us.
- Extract from : « The Phantom Town Mystery » by Carol Norton
- Trigorin then notices the seagull and is driven to turn it into copy at once.
- Extract from : « Why we should read » by S. P. B. Mais
Synonyms for seagull
- aviate
- barnstorm
- bend the throttle
- buzz
- circle
- circumnavigate
- climb
- control
- cross
- dart
- dash
- dive
- drift
- flat-hat
- fleet
- flit
- float
- flutter
- glide
- hop
- hover
- hurry
- jet
- jet out
- jet over
- maneuver
- mount
- operate
- pilot
- reach
- remain aloft
- rush
- sail
- scud
- seagull
- shoot
- skim
- skirt
- sky out
- soar
- speed
- swoop
- take a hop
- take flight
- take off
- take wing
- travel
- whisk
- whiz
- whoosh
- wing
- wing in
- zip
- zoom
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