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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Niall's nephew, Dathi, also ard-ri, was a great sea king.
From The Glories of Ireland by Lennox, P. J.
But he knows what a sea king is--no king at all, so to speak.
From King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)
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
This old sea king whose history we take a delight in relating, had as has been shown a very quick eye for the shortcomings of his friends.
From The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day by Clynton, Richard
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
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