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- noun Plural form of
sheerwater .
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Examples
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We now began to see some of that sort of peterels so well known to sailors by the name of sheerwaters, latitude 58°
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Robert Kerr 1784
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We had for some time ceased to see any of the birds before-mentioned; and were now accompanied by albatrosses, pintadoes, sheerwaters, &c., and a small grey peterel, less than a pigeon.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Robert Kerr 1784
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Besides these, we daily saw most of the other sea-birds, that are commonly found in other northern oceans, such as gulls, shags, puffins, sheerwaters, and sometimes ducks, geese, and swans.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 Robert Kerr 1784
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This day we saw a number of small crabs, of a pale blue colour; and had again, in company, a few albatrosses and sheerwaters.
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Nor did our other companions, the pintadoes, sheerwaters, small grey birds, fulmars, &c., appear in such numbers; on the other hand, penguins began to make their appearance.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Robert Kerr 1784
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From the time of our clearing the streight, and during our passage along this coast, we saw a great number of sea-birds, particularly albatrosses, gannets, sheerwaters, and a thick lumpish bird, about as big as a large pigeon, which the sailors call a Cape-of-Good-Hope hen:
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Not one had passed since we left the land, without seeing some of the following birds, viz. albatrosses, sheerwaters, pintadoes, blue peterels, and Port Egmont hens.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Robert Kerr 1784
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Notwithstanding we were so far advanced to the northward, we saw this day a tropic-bird, and also several other kinds of sea-birds, such as puffins, sea-parrots, sheerwaters, and albatrosses.
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Not one had passed since we left the land, without seeing some of the following birds, viz. albatrosses, sheerwaters, pintadoes, blue peterels, and Port Egmont hens.
A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, Volume 1 James Cook 1753
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We now began to see some of that sort of peterels so well known to sailors by the name of sheerwaters, latitude 58°
A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, Volume 1 James Cook 1753
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