petrel
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
Origin of petrel
1- Compare storm petrel, diving petrel.
Words Nearby petrel
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How to use petrel in a sentence
The petrel then took up position and shelled the fort with varying result, followed by the Raleigh.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe Olympia hurled about 70 5-inch shells and 16 8-inch shells, and the petrel and the Raleigh about the same number each.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanOn that date the American gunboat petrel and a large steam-launch suddenly appeared in Cebú harbour.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanWeary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the Stormy petrel.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarA petrel it is, about the size of a house pigeon, and of a slate-blue colour.
The Land of Fire | Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for petrel
/ (ˈpɛtrəl) /
any oceanic bird of the order Procellariiformes, having a hooked bill and tubular nostrils: includes albatrosses, storm petrels, and shearwaters: See also storm petrel
Origin of petrel
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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