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sea-wing

sea-wing noun: a wing-shell, often of the genus Pinna.

Noun

sea-wing (plural sea-wings)

  1. A wing-shell, often of the genus Pinna.
  2. (poetic) The sail of a vessel.
    • His ship left port in its sea wings clad / When the sky was fair and blue.1896, The Cornell Era, volume 28, page 73
    • It is pretty difficult to perceive in the old, mildewed craft […] any semblance to Gen. Butler's fast sailing schooner yacht America. Yet the old America it is, with its sea wings gone and its racing heels doubled and twisted by years of neglect and inactivity.quoted in 2024, David Gendell, The Last Days of the Schooner America (page 76)

sea-wing meaning in Tamil

sea-wing in Tamil

ஈரிதழ்த்தோட்டு நத்தை வகை

Forms of sea-wing

pluralsea-wings

Questions about sea-wing

What does sea-wing mean?
Sea-wing means a wing-shell, often of the genus Pinna.
What is sea-wing in Tamil?
Sea-wing in Tamil is ஈரிதழ்த்தோட்டு நத்தை வகை. See Sea-wing meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sea-wing?
Sea-wing is a noun.
What is the plural of sea-wing?
The plural of sea-wing is sea-wings.

Words near sea-wing in the dictionary

  1. sea-whipcords
  2. sea-whips
  3. sea-wife
  4. sea-willow
  5. sea-willows
  6. sea-wing
  7. sea-wings
  8. sea-wives
  9. sea-worthy
  10. seabag
  11. seabags

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