skipjack
noun
any of various fishes that leap above the surface of the water, as a tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, or the bonito.
skipjacks
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pluralof skipjack.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They passed through the military gates, along a dirt road and onto the shore of a little cove, next to one of America’s deepest harbors, where skipjacks flipped out of the aquamarine water.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
Standing at the shores of the little bay, Roy pointed out the skipjacks, still flipping.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
And duckpin bowling is as Maryland as skipjacks and Old Bay.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2022
They cranked rap to buoy spirits as they fished with 5-pound skipjacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2019
The sharks, skipjacks, dolphins, and bonetas which were caught were counted by hundreds, for they literally sailed through a sea of fish.
From Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign by William Henry Giles Kingston
