sandwich tern

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noun

a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc

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Word Origin for sandwich tern

C18: from the town of Sandwich in Kent

Words nearby sandwich tern

sandwich generation, Sandwich glass, Sandwich Islands, sandwich man, sandwich panel, sandwich tern, sandworm, sandwort, sandy, sand yacht, sandy blight

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How to use sandwich tern in a sentence

Myers had been out on bail in a gun case, but his family claimed he was unarmed and holding only a sandwich in his hand.
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While the President chomped on his tuna fish sandwich, the Blackhawk pilot explained the details of his crash.
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The President continued to chomp on his sandwich, and now I was sweating.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But merit aside, you can indict a ham sandwich if it's Republican in the most liberal hotbed of Texas: Travis County.
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The problem for Perry is that a Travis County jury can also find a Republican ham sandwich guilty.
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Edward Montague, earl of Sandwich, drowned in the confusion of the battle of Southwold bay.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
"But—but—oh, tell me," and then he became silent and looked away, raising the sandwich to his mouth mechanically.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
Louis of France, at the invitation of the rebel English barons, crossed the channel with 680 sail, and landed at Sandwich.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The Common Tern is a regular but not numerous spring and autumn visitant to the Islands, some remaining to breed.
Birds of Guernsey (1879)|Cecil Smith
I mark this by inserting a paragraph-mark ( ) at the beginning of each tern.
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