Definition of willet in English:

willet

nounPlural willetsˈwɪlɪtˈwilit

A large North American sandpiper.
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, family Scolopacidae
Example sentencesExamples
- From there, you can walk along the island's beach below the headquarters for a quarter to half a mile to extensive mud flats where colorful American oystercatchers, willets, black-bellied plovers and red knots are usually numerous.
- For some shorebird species, such as willets and dunlin, we had diet data from BBH, although diets for several other species at this site are unknown.
- On the beach we saw some willets and gulls but no terns or sanderlings.
- This was also true with the common snipe, lesser yellowlegs, willet, and western sandpiper.
- A brief summary of the meeting's minutes are as follows: we're fairly confident that we've seen willets in the past and there's no way Sara is going to drive out to Jamaica Bay just to solidify a sandpiper sighting.

Origin

Mid 19th century: imitative of its call, pill-will-willet.

Rhymes

billet, filet, fillet, millet, skillet

Definition of willet in US English:

willet

nounˈwilit

A large North American sandpiper.
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, family Scolopacidae
Example sentencesExamples
- For some shorebird species, such as willets and dunlin, we had diet data from BBH, although diets for several other species at this site are unknown.
- This was also true with the common snipe, lesser yellowlegs, willet, and western sandpiper.
- On the beach we saw some willets and gulls but no terns or sanderlings.
- A brief summary of the meeting's minutes are as follows: we're fairly confident that we've seen willets in the past and there's no way Sara is going to drive out to Jamaica Bay just to solidify a sandpiper sighting.
- From there, you can walk along the island's beach below the headquarters for a quarter to half a mile to extensive mud flats where colorful American oystercatchers, willets, black-bellied plovers and red knots are usually numerous.

Origin

Mid 19th century: imitative of its call, pill-will-willet.

单词	willet
释义	Definition of willet in English: willet nounPlural willetsˈwɪlɪtˈwilit A large North American sandpiper. Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, family Scolopacidae Example sentencesExamples From there, you can walk along the island's beach below the headquarters for a quarter to half a mile to extensive mud flats where colorful American oystercatchers, willets, black-bellied plovers and red knots are usually numerous. For some shorebird species, such as willets and dunlin, we had diet data from BBH, although diets for several other species at this site are unknown. On the beach we saw some willets and gulls but no terns or sanderlings. This was also true with the common snipe, lesser yellowlegs, willet, and western sandpiper. A brief summary of the meeting's minutes are as follows: we're fairly confident that we've seen willets in the past and there's no way Sara is going to drive out to Jamaica Bay just to solidify a sandpiper sighting. Origin Mid 19th century: imitative of its call, pill-will-willet. Rhymes billet, filet, fillet, millet, skillet Definition of willet in US English: willet nounˈwilit A large North American sandpiper. Catoptrophorus semipalmatus, family Scolopacidae Example sentencesExamples For some shorebird species, such as willets and dunlin, we had diet data from BBH, although diets for several other species at this site are unknown. This was also true with the common snipe, lesser yellowlegs, willet, and western sandpiper. On the beach we saw some willets and gulls but no terns or sanderlings. A brief summary of the meeting's minutes are as follows: we're fairly confident that we've seen willets in the past and there's no way Sara is going to drive out to Jamaica Bay just to solidify a sandpiper sighting. From there, you can walk along the island's beach below the headquarters for a quarter to half a mile to extensive mud flats where colorful American oystercatchers, willets, black-bellied plovers and red knots are usually numerous. Origin Mid 19th century: imitative of its call, pill-will-willet.
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