petrel

/pe-truhl/US // ˈpɛ trəl //UK // (ˈpɛtrəl) //

海燕,海雀,海鸟,海燕子

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.

The Petrel then took up position and shelled the fort with varying result, followed by the Raleigh.
The Olympia hurled about 70 5-inch shells and 16 8-inch shells, and the Petrel and the Raleigh about the same number each.
On that date the American gunboat Petrel and a large steam-launch suddenly appeared in Cebú harbour.
Weary to death, Eric flung himself down, and slept deep and sound till the morning, on board the Stormy Petrel.
A petrel it is, about the size of a house pigeon, and of a slate-blue colour.