Whaling — Whal ing, a. Pertaining to, or employed in, the pursuit of whales; as, a whaling voyage; a whaling vessel. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whaling — The hunting of whales for food, oil, or both. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. whaling The hunting of whales for food, oil, or both … Law dictionary
Whaling — Whal ing, n. The hunting of whales. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whaling — ► NOUN ▪ the practice or industry of hunting and killing whales for their oil, meat, or whalebone … English terms dictionary
whaling — whaling1 [hwā′liŋ, wā′liŋ] n. the work or trade of hunting and killing whales for their blubber, whalebone, etc. whaling2 [hwā′liŋ, wā′liŋ] n. [< WHALE2 + ING] Informal a sound thrashing; whipping … English World dictionary
Whaling — Eighteenth century engraving showing Dutch whalers hunting bowhead whales in the Arctic … Wikipedia
whaling — /hway ling, way /, n. the work or industry of capturing and rendering whales; whale fishing. [1680 90; WHALE1 + ING1] * * * Hunting of whales for food, oil, or both. Whaling dates to prehistoric times, when Arctic peoples used stone tools to hunt … Universalium
whaling — [[t](h)we͟ɪlɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N n Whaling is the activity of hunting and killing whales. ...a ban on commercial whaling. ...the whaling industry … English dictionary
Whaling — Whala Whala, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whaled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Whaling}.] [Cf. {Wale}. ] To lash with stripes; to wale; to thrash; to drub. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] Halliwell. Bartlett. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whaling — noun Whaling is used before these nouns: ↑fleet, ↑ship … Collocations dictionary
