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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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