ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHALE
Old English hwæl; related to Old Saxon, Old High German hwal, Old Norse hvalr, Latin squalus seapig.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHALE»
The term «whale» is very widely used and occupies the
12.905 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «WHALE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
whale.
I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalised a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick.
Must whales and dolphins be subjected to deafening noise that will cause more than 3.5 million instances of temporary and/or permanent hearing loss? For species that depend on hearing for survival - to find food, migrate, and communicate - any hearing loss could be catastrophic. As one scientist noted, a deaf whale is a dead whale.
If the Bible had said that Jonah swallowed the whale, I would believe it.
To have a huge, friendly whale willingly approach your boat and look you straight in the eye is without doubt one of the most extraordinary experiences on the planet.
I had whale tartare when I was in Japan, but I probably wouldn't have it again.
I live on the beautiful Northern California coast. I have always loved hiking, whale watching and being outdoors.
Light doesn't penetrate beneath the surface of the water, so ocean creatures like whales and dolphins and even 800 species of fish communicate by sound. And a North Atlantic right whale can transmit across hundreds of miles.
I have a tattoo on my foot that says 'it's a whale' in Japanese, because Japanese people kill whales. My stuffed whale was like most children's teddy bear. I took it with me everywhere. I slept with it. I couldn't live without my whale.
We have sat on the river bank and caught catfish with pin hooks. The time has come to harpoon a whale.
Like Jonah, the whale had swallowed me; unlike him, I believed I would spend eternity inside the belly of the beast.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHALE»
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whale in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
whale and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
A literary classic that wasn't recognized for its merits until decades after its publication, Herman Melville's Moby-Dick tells the tale of a whaling ship and its crew, who are carried progressively further out to sea by the fiery Captain ...
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The Snail and the
Whale
Wanting to sail beyond its rock, a tiny snail hitches a ride on a big humpback whale and then is able to help the whale when it gets stuck in the sand.
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Whale Done!: The Power of Positive Relationships
He began to see the difference between "GOTcha" (catching people doing things wrong) and "Whale Done!" (catching people doing things right). In Whale Done!
Kenneth Blanchard, Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, 2003
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The
Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea
From his childhood fascination with the gigantic Natural History Museum model of a blue whale, to his abiding love of Moby-Dick, to his adult encounters with the living animals in the Atlantic Ocean, the acclaimed writer Philip Hoare has ...
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The
Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of ...
"The questions he poses about the relationship between technical change and political power are pressing ones that can no longer be ignored, and identifying them is perhaps the most a nascent 'philosophy of technology' can expect to achieve ...
While on vacation at the Bay of Whales with Petunia Pretty Paws, Geronimo Stilton comes across a great white whale that needs his help.
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The Fish That Ate the
Whale: The Life and Times of America's ...
The author of Sweet and Low presents a historical profile of Samuel Zemurray that traces his rise from a penniless youth to one of the world's wealthiest and most powerful men, offering insight into his capitalist talents and the ways in ...
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The Urban
Whale: North Atlantic Right Whales at the Crossroads
In 1980 a group of scientists censusing marine mammals in the Bay of Fundy was astonished at the sight of twenty-five right whales. Until that time, scientists believed the North Atlasntic right whale was extinct or nealy so.
Scott D. Kraus, Rosalind Rolland, 2007
In every generation since the whale rider, a male has inherited the title of chief. But now there is no male heir - there's only kahu.
A varsity letter jacket: it's exclusive, nearly unattainable, revered . . . and everything that's screwed up about Cutter High, as far as T. J. Jones is concerned.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHALE»
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whale is used in the context of the following news items.
Fake Willy: Fiberglass killer whale used to scare off sea lions almost …
The captain of a fake life-sized killer whale being used to scare sea lions away from a busy docks area had to be rescued after the fiberglass replica was ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
Successful conservation efforts recognized in revised ESA …
NOAA's proposal to reclassify humpback whales into 14 distinct population segments will offer fisheries managers a more tailored conservation approach. «NOAA, Apr 15»
Whale kills Canadian tourist after smashing tour boat off Mexican …
A 35-year-old Canadian woman was killed after a gray whale smashed into an inflatable boat carrying tourists watching the massive mammals off the coast of ... «New York Daily News, Mar 15»
More than 100 pilot whales die on New Zealand beach
Rescuers are racing against the clock to refloat about 90 stranded pilot whales after more than 100 died on a beach on New Zealand's South Island. «BBC News, Feb 15»
Judge rules against anti-whaling activists in campaign to stop Japan …
Japanese whalers with a captured minke whale in 2009. ... for continuing their relentless campaign to disrupt the annual whale hunt off the waters of Antarctica. «The Guardian, Dec 14»
Necropsy on killer whale J-32 reveals orca had full-term fetus
Canadian marine mammal scientists who spent most of Saturday performing a necropsy on killer whale J-32 say the female orca had been pregnant with a ... «CBC.ca, Dec 14»
SeaWorld to upgrade killer whale habitats
The amusement park company said it will double the size of the animals' habitats at its three parks. The first of the new killer whale exhibits will open to the ... «CNNMoney, Aug 14»
Stranded Whale Watchers Cheerfully Spout Off After Night at Sea
The three hour whale watching tour docked this morning after being stuck all night at sea, but the passengers trouped off all smiles with a voucher to take ... «ABC News, Jul 14»
Rotting whale's stench, bloating worry Trout River
A dead blue whale that is slowly rotting on the beach of the western Newfoundland community of Trout River has the community scrambling to find a way to get ... «CBC.ca, Apr 14»
Proposal to end killer-whale shows in California: Will it live or die?
SAN DIEGO -- A bill aimed at ending killer-whale shows at SeaWorld San Diego will get its first test Tuesday in Sacramento. lRelated Proposed ban on orca ... «Los Angeles Times, Apr 14»
