Associations to the word «Petrel»

Wiktionary

PETREL, noun. Any of various species of black, grey, or white seabirds in the order Procellariiformes.

Dictionary definition

PETREL, noun. Relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley