seagull

noun

sea·​gull ˈsē-ˌgəl How to pronounce seagull (audio)
: a gull frequenting the sea
broadly : gull

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In one of the first scenes, Roz learns to scrabble up a cliff by copying the movements of a fiddler crab (which is immediately swiped by a seagull). Elvia Wilk, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024 Viewers will see McCartney feeding seagulls bread out a window, and Harrison drinking a glass of water and strumming on a guitar. Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024 Everything sounds good here – including the waves crashing soft along the private beach with the seagulls calling in the sea breeze – and tastes even better. Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024 Or, drive around half an hour to Brighton for a day spent wandering through the lanes and having fish and chips on the beach (watch out for the seagulls). Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for seagull 

Word History

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of seagull was in 1542

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“Seagull.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seagull. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

sea gull

noun
: a gull that lives near the sea

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