Meaning of sea-wing | Babel Free
Definitions
- A wing-shell, often of the genus Pinna.
-
The sail of a vessel. poetic
Examples
“His ship left port in its sea wings clad / When the sky was fair and blue.”
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.