gannet
/gan-it/US // ˈgæn ɪt //UK // (ˈɡænɪt) //
甘露,雁塔,雁塔区,鸟类
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
Examples
In the evening we saw a gannet; and the clouds remained so fixed in the west that I had little doubt of our being near the land.
Paul Pringle, the boatswain, had command of another boat, and a mate and midshipman of the Gannet had charge of the other two.
Still the Gannet, it was soon seen, sailed faster than she did, and Guadaloupe was scarcely visible on the horizon.
The Gannet cliffs are on the east side of Bonaventure, and are exposed to the full force of the sea.
There was a pile of canvas which had been dropped here by the bateau men on their way to Gannet Island that forenoon.
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