seagull
seagull — noun
1. a common coastal bird with white feathers on its body, long pointed wings that a
a common coastal bird with white feathers on its body, long pointed wings that are often grey or dark, and a strong beak, commonly seen near harbours and beaches where it gathers in large groups
A seagull landed on the pier beside Renata while she was eating her sandwich.
collocation: seagull + landed on [surface]
The children laughed as a flock of seagulls followed their boat out of the harbour.
common phrase: a flock of seagulls
Sven watched a seagull glide over the waves without moving its wings once.
Tourists on the beach fed pieces of bread to the seagulls every morning.
A loud seagull sat on the roof of Bao's shed and cried all afternoon.
用法筆記
In everyday speech people usually call these birds 'seagulls', but ornithologists often use just 'gull' because some species live well inland rather than by the sea.