sea king
Americannoun
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one of the piratical Scandinavian chiefs who ravaged the coasts of medieval Europe.
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(initial capital letters) a twin-engine U.S. Navy helicopter for rescue work and antisubmarine warfare.
noun
Etymology
Origin of sea king
1575–85; translation of Old Norse sǣkonungr; cognate with Old English sǣcyning
Example Sentences
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He was a worthy representative of the old Norse sea king, from whom he was descended, and his descent was shown in his great love of the sea.
From The Pilots of Pomona by Leighton, Robert
The Scandinavian sea king was sometimes buried, in his ship, in a grave dug on some headland overlooking the ocean.
From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville
Now Grotti, which ground either gold or peace for King Frodi as he willed, was stolen by a sea king named Mysing, who set the mill to grind white salt for his ships.
From The Pilots of Pomona by Leighton, Robert
He was like a young sea king among them all, she acknowledged; and he was a hero, it seemed, to these quaint northern folk that made his world.
From The Twa Miss Dawsons by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)
Hail! all hail! to the old sea king; to the mighty trader!
From The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day by Clynton, Richard
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