pratincole, glareole
(noun) Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pratincole (plural pratincoles)
Any of several species of birds in the genera Glareola or Stiltia of the family Glareolidae.
• (species in Glareola or Stiltia): greywader
• proclinate, rilonacept
Source: Wiktionary
Pra"tin*cole, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any bird of the Old World genus Glareola, or family Glareolidæ, allied to the plovers. They have long, pointed wings and a forked tail.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2025
(noun) excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
