British
1
as in canyon
a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage
a narrow gill in the Cumbrian Mountains of the Lake District
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2
as in brook
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
a narrow but surprisingly deep gill runs the length of the rocky gorge
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
Share [Findings] Juvenile Japanese eels can escape from the stomachs of dark sleepers by pushing their tails back through the fish’s esophagus and out its gills.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Envelopes stuffed to the gills with records of all our purchases over the last nine months.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Jerry/Garry Gergich actor Jim O'Heir's new book Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation is stuffed to the gills with intriguing, revealing, sometimes downright shocking facts about the making of the beloved NBC sitcom.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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The final push for freedom involved coiling their bodies to extract their head from the gill.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2024
Share [Findings] Juvenile Japanese eels can escape from the stomachs of dark sleepers by pushing their tails back through the fish’s esophagus and out its gills.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Envelopes stuffed to the gills with records of all our purchases over the last nine months.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Jerry/Garry Gergich actor Jim O'Heir's new book Welcome to Pawnee: Stories of Friendship, Waffles, and Parks and Recreation is stuffed to the gills with intriguing, revealing, sometimes downright shocking facts about the making of the beloved NBC sitcom.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Gill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gill. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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