Gazelle,

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gazelle \Ga*zelle"\, n. [F. gazelle, OF. also, gazel; cf. Sp.
     gacela, Pr. gazella, It. gazella; all fr. Ar. ghaz?l a wild
     goat.] (Zool.)
     One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of
     antelope, of the genus {Gazella}, esp. {G. dorcas}; -- called
     also {algazel}, {corinne}, {korin}, and {kevel}. The gazelles


     are celebrated for the luster and soft expression of their
     eyes. [Written also {gazel}.]
  
     Note: The common species of Northern Africa ({Gazella
           dorcas}); the Arabian gazelle, or ariel ({G. Arabica});
           the mohr of West Africa ({G. mohr}); the Indian ({G.
           Bennetti}); the {ahu} or Persian ({G. subgutturosa});
           and the springbok or tsebe ({G. euchore}) of South
           Africa, are the best known.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gazelle
       n : small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having
           lustrous eyes

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  84 Moby Thesaurus words for "gazelle":
     Cape elk, Virginia deer, antelope, arrow, blue darter, blue streak,
     broad jumper, buck, bucking bronco, buckjumper, camel, camelopard,
     cannonball, caribou, courser, dart, deer, deerlet, doe, dromedary,
     eagle, eland, electricity, elk, express train, fallow deer, fawn,
     flash, flea, frog, giraffe, gnu, goat, grasshopper,
     greased lightning, greyhound, hare, hart, hartebeest, high jumper,
     hind, hopper, hurdle racer, hurdler, jackrabbit, jet plane, jumper,
     jumping bean, jumping jack, kaama, kangaroo, leaper, light,
     lightning, mercury, moose, mule deer, musk deer, okapi,
     pole vaulter, quicksilver, red deer, reindeer, rocket, roe,
     roe deer, roebuck, salmon, scared rabbit, shot, springbok, stag,
     streak, streak of lightning, striped snake, sunfisher, swallow,
     thought, thunderbolt, timber topper, torrent, vaulter, wildebeest,
     wind
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Gazelle, CA
    Zip code(s): 96034

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Gazelle, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
     Population (2000):    136
     Housing Units (2000): 67
     Land area (2000):     0.601478 sq. miles (1.557820 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.601478 sq. miles (1.557820 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            29252
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             41.521538 N, 122.520718 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     96034
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Gazelle, CA
      Gazelle