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Definition of stormy petrel in English: stormy petrelnoun 1 dated term for storm petrel Example sentencesExamples - Wandering albatrosses, Wilson's stormy petrels, Cape petrels and brown-browed albatrosses kept us entertained us with their flights across the waves.
- It houses Manx shearwaters, herring and black-backed gulls, razorbills, stormy petrels and guillemots as well as puffins.
2A person who delights in conflict or attracts controversy. Example sentencesExamples - It is intriguing, to say the least, that Krishna has included Bose, the stormy petrel of the movement who tried to give a new direction to the freedom movement, in the fourth group.
- Dhanraj Pillay, the stormy petrel of Indian hockey, came up with the answer, emphasising that players like the young Sandeep Singh should be drafted into the Indian team immediately.
- Clark comes over on television as a square-jawed straight-shooter, not the stormy petrel that the Army knew during 34 years of active duty.
- The stormy petrel of politics is still considering his options with regard to an appeal against the High Court decision shooting down his dual mandate case.
Definition of stormy petrel in US English: stormy petrelnounˈˌstôrmē ˈpetrəl another term for storm petrel Example sentencesExamples - It houses Manx shearwaters, herring and black-backed gulls, razorbills, stormy petrels and guillemots as well as puffins.
- Wandering albatrosses, Wilson's stormy petrels, Cape petrels and brown-browed albatrosses kept us entertained us with their flights across the waves.
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