Seagull vs Eagle - What's the difference?
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Any of several white, often dark backed birds of the family Laridae having long pointed wings and short legs.
(orthography) The symbol , which combines under a letter as a sort of accent.
(UK, slang) A fan or member of .
To run in the back line rather than concentrate on primary positional duties in open play.
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To use a outboard.
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(New Zealand) To work as a non-union casual stevedore.
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Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
(heraldiccharge) A representation of such a bird carried as an emblem, e.g. on a coat of arms.
(US, currency) A gold coin with a face value of $10.00 formerly used in the United States.
(golf) A score of two under par for a hole.
(golf) To score an eagle.
As a noun seagull
is (soccer) someone connected with , as a fan, player, coach etc.As a proper noun eagle is
the landing unit of apollo 11 or eagle can be a city in alaska.seagull
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(wikipedia seagull)Alternative forms
* sea gull * sea-gullNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (bird) gullDerived terms
* seagullingVerb
(en verb)Sharks beached at Stradey", BBC Sport , 13 December 2002:
- On hand was seagulling number eight Dave Hodges to cross for the all-important try.
Australia survives scare", The Age , 2 November 2003:
- That occurred in the 12th minute when flanker George Smith, seagulling out wide, enjoyed the rewards of a two-man overlap to score.
Impeccable France outclasses Ireland", The Age , 10 November 2003:
- France was full of running and continued to spread the ball wide or kick in behind the defence, where towering right-winger Aurelien Rougerie and the seagulling French back row had a height advantage contesting the high ball.
Injuries sour Wallabies 67-5 win over USA", MSN NZ , 24 September 2011:
- Samo seagulled for Australia's final try two minutes from time.
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- Bill had been seagulling on the wharf since he got back from the war.
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- At that time many of them seagulled on the Mt Maunganui wharf to make a crust in order to carry on with their ideal of kiwifruit as a major exporting industry.
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- The only stories he told of his life were of how hard he had worked, seagulling on the wharf, standing in blood and guts at the Works, loading trucks with sacks of fertiliser and grain at the Farmers' Co-op.