seagull

Meanings

Noun

• Any of several white, often dark backed birds of the family Laridae having long pointed wings and short legs.
• The symbol  ̼ , which combines under a letter as a sort of accent.
• A fan or member of Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club.

Verb

• To run in the back line rather than concentrate on primary positional duties in open play.
• To use a British Seagull outboard.
• To work as a non-union casual stevedore.

Related

Similar words

• mew, gull

Origin

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