seagull

noun

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

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Miami Dolphins → Brighton & Hove Albion A seagull on Brighton pier. Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 Sea oats and fir trees dance in the breeze as seagulls squawk in a bright blue sky and the mighty Pacific crashes against the jagged shoreline a few dozen yards away. Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025 We’re perched together just off a 6,000-square-foot ballroom, where dozens of yards of Colorama backdrops, a small department store’s worth of new-season looks, and three taxidermied seagulls have been assembled for today’s shoot. Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025 Almost every morning, Sonya Washington feeds the seagulls and ducks that gather near Founders Park along the Potomac River to calm her anxiety. Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seagull

Word History

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 3 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

sea gull

noun
: a gull that lives near the sea

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