English Explanatory Dictionary

whaleback

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curves above the waterline from vertical to horizontal.
  2. A landform (typically a sand dune) having the form of the back of a whale.

Word forms

whaleback whalebacks

Etymology

* whale + back. * (ship): From its whale-like appearance when fully loaded.

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