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 are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats