Meaning

3 senses
  1. Any of several white, often dark-backed birds of the family Laridae having long, pointed wings and short legs.

    mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

  2. The symbol ̼, which combines under a letter as a sort of accent.

  3. (UK, slang)A fan or member of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club.

Examples

59 sentences
  1. We're too far inland to see any seagulls yet.

  2. Tom and I sat on the beach watching the seagulls.

    deTom und ich saßen am Strand und beobachteten die Möwen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom seems to enjoy just sitting on the dock and watching the seagulls.

    ruТому, похоже, нравится просто сидеть на причале и смотреть на чаек. — Inego

  4. Tom found a seagull feather on the beach.

    ruТом нашёл на пляже перо чайки. — Wezel

    deTom fand am Strand eine Möwenfeder. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Tom caught a seagull.

    ruТом поймал ча́йку. — cykel

Origin

From sea + gull. The second element is from a Brythonic language. Compare Welsh gwylan, Br

From sea + gull. The second element is from a Brythonic language. Compare Welsh gwylan, Breton gouelan.

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Forms

plural: seagulls

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs:gullsea gull

Word family

4 related words

See also

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