solan
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of solan
1400–50; late Middle English soland < Old Norse sūla gannet + ǫnd duck
Example Sentences
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Bass Rock, a steep basaltic rock at the mouth of the Firth of Forth, 350 ft. high, tenanted by solan geese; once used as a prison, specially in Covenanting times.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin
A long flight of solan geese could just be seen slowly sailing along the western horizon.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 by Various
“It’ll be the mair pleisand a change for the solan geese, then,” quoth Andie drily.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
It might be a diver or a solan goose with outspread wings, but it looked too large.
From She's All the World to Me by Caine, Hall, Sir
The precipitous parts are frequented by large flocks of solan geese and other sea birds.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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