whaleback

[ hweyl-bak, weyl- ]

/ ˈʰweɪlˌbæk, ˈweɪl- /

noun

Nautical.

a cargo vessel having a hull with a convex deck.
a deck or cover curving upward.

something shaped like the back of a whale, as a rounded hill or an ocean wave.

Origin of whaleback

First recorded in 1885–90; whale¹ + back¹

Words nearby whaleback

whaikorero, whakairo, whakapapa, whale, whale away, whaleback, whaleboat, whalebone, whalebone whale, whale catcher, whaleman

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Example sentences from the Web for whaleback

I can't make out what they are on; but it looks like a whaleback to me, with her upper works carried away.
Across India|Oliver Optic
With ample artillery and fresh reserves at our command we were determined to gain the summit of the whaleback in a final drive.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII)|various
An artistic illustration is given of the "whaleback" steamer, used principally on our Northern lakes.
My Native Land|James Cox
In the centre it rose to probably six feet and then fell very gradually, whaleback fashion, to the south.
Over Prairie Trails|Frederick Philip Grove

He went by the Suburban, because he wanted to go over to the avenues, and Cowles went down by the Whaleback.'
Against Odds|Lawrence L. Lynch

British Dictionary definitions for whaleback

whaleback

/ (ˈweɪlˌbæk) /

noun

something shaped like the back of a whale

a steamboat having a curved upper deck

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	whaleback
释义	whaleback [ hweyl-bak, weyl- ] / ˈʰweɪlˌbæk, ˈweɪl- / noun Nautical. a cargo vessel having a hull with a convex deck. a deck or cover curving upward. something shaped like the back of a whale, as a rounded hill or an ocean wave. Origin of whaleback First recorded in 1885–90; whale¹ + back¹ Words nearby whaleback whaikorero, whakairo, whakapapa, whale, whale away, whaleback, whaleboat, whalebone, whalebone whale, whale catcher, whaleman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for whaleback I can't make out what they are on; but it looks like a whaleback to me, with her upper works carried away. Across India\|Oliver Optic With ample artillery and fresh reserves at our command we were determined to gain the summit of the whaleback in a final drive. The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII)\|various An artistic illustration is given of the "whaleback" steamer, used principally on our Northern lakes. My Native Land\|James Cox In the centre it rose to probably six feet and then fell very gradually, whaleback fashion, to the south. Over Prairie Trails\|Frederick Philip Grove He went by the Suburban, because he wanted to go over to the avenues, and Cowles went down by the Whaleback.' Against Odds\|Lawrence L. Lynch British Dictionary definitions for whaleback whaleback / (ˈweɪlˌbæk) / noun something shaped like the back of a whale a steamboat having a curved upper deck Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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