seagull

noun

sea·​gull ˈsē-ˌgəl 

: a gull frequenting the sea

broadly : gull

Examples of seagull in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The East Palo Alto Police Department shared a video of the rescue that shows the dog swimming in a body of water while swarmed by seagulls. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

The East Palo Alto Police Department posted a separate video from the rescue that shows the dog swimming furiously with seagulls circling overhead and firefighters scooping him out of the murky water and swaddling him in towels. — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

So far, the only bird it's gotten wrong has been the silver gull (Larus novaehollandiae), a seagull common to this region. — New Atlas, 18 July 2026

Mercifully, a dutiful crab and a dim-witted seagull can pick up the slack. — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for seagull

• cull
• dull
• gul
• gull
• lull
• null
• scull
• skull
• stull
• trull
• tulle

Kids Definition

sea gull

noun

: a gull that lives near the sea