sea gull

sea gull slang
1. in World War I, a Navy airman, especially one based at the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Florida.

2. chicken, as served in Army mess halls.

3. a prostitute catering to sailors and marines, and sometimes following the men from port to port.

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