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Meaning of "whaleback" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WHALEBACK

whaleback  [ˈweɪlˌbæk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHALEBACK

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verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whaleback is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHALEBACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

whaleback

Whaleback

A whaleback was a type of cargo steamship of unusual design, with a hull that continuously curved above the waterline from vertical to horizontal. When fully loaded, only the rounded portion of the hull could be seen above the waterline. With sides curved in towards the ends, it had a spoon bow and a very convex upper deck. It was formerly used on the Great Lakes of Canada and the United States, notably for carrying grain or ore. The term developed in common usage in response to the ship's appearance when fully loaded. A total of 44 such vessels were constructed from 1887 to 1898. All but two were built initially as lake freighters for service on the Great Lakes. Six were built at Duluth, Minnesota; 33 were built at West Superior, Wisconsin; 2 at Brooklyn, New York; one at Everett, Washington; and one at Sunderland, England. A number of the Great Lakes vessels left the lakes for service on salt water seas.

Definition of whaleback in the English dictionary

The definition of whaleback in the dictionary is something shaped like the back of a whale. Other definition of whaleback is a steamboat having a curved upper deck.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WHALEBACK


callback
ˈkɔːlˌbæk
camelback
ˈkæməlˌbæk
comeback
ˈkʌmˌbæk
cornerback
ˈkɔːnəˌbæk
feedback
ˈfiːdˌbæk
fullback
ˈfʊlˌbæk
hatchback
ˈhætʃˌbæk
horseback
ˈhɔːsˌbæk
howlback
ˈhaʊlˌbæk
outback
ˈaʊtˌbæk
paperback
ˈpeɪpəˌbæk
playback
ˈpleɪˌbæk
pull-back
ˈpʊlˌbæk
quillback
ˈkwɪlˌbæk
saddleback
ˈsædəlˌbæk
shellback
ˈʃɛlˌbæk
stickleback
ˈstɪkəlˌbæk
straddleback
ˈstrædəlˌbæk
tailback
ˈteɪlˌbæk
turtleback
ˈtɜːtəlˌbæk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHALEBACK

whakairo
whakapapa
whale
whale calf
whale catcher
whale oil
whale shark
whale watching
whaleboat
whalebone
whalebone whale
whalelike
whaleman
whaler
whaler shark
whalery
whaling
whaling ship
whaling station
whally

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHALEBACK

ahorseback
angels-on-horseback
back
blueback
chargeback
devils-on-horseback
dieback
fireback
flareback
get back
giveback
go back
leaseback
pat on the back
reback
Rhodesian ridgeback
ten-spined stickleback
three-spined stickleback
tieback
zwieback

Synonyms and antonyms of whaleback in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «whaleback» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHALEBACK

Find out the translation of whaleback to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of whaleback from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «whaleback» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鲸背
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

whaleback
570 millions of speakers

English

whaleback
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Whaleback
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

whaleback
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Whaleback
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

whaleback
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

whaleback
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

whaleback
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pendarfluor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Whaleback
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホエールバック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

whaleback
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whaleback
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

whaleback
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

whaleback
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हेलबॅक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

whaleback
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Whaleback
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Whaleback
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Whaleback
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

whaleback
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Whaleback
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

whaleback
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Whale
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Whaleback
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of whaleback

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHALEBACK»

The term «whaleback» is normally little used and occupies the 110.534 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHALEBACK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «whaleback» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «whaleback» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about whaleback

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHALEBACK»

Discover the use of whaleback in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to whaleback and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Under The Whaleback
A powerful and moving story of fate, choices and men at work, Under the Whaleback premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in April 2003.
Richard Bean, 2011
2
The Whaleback: A Walking Guide : Moving Through a Sacred Place
This well-researched guidebook is the only information available on the Whaleback, a region in the Alberta foothills a little over an hour's drive southwest of Calgary.
Bob Blaxley, 1997
3
Canadian Rockies Trail Guide
149 Whaleback One of the highest and most scenic trails in the Yoho Valley runs across the Whaleback ridge between Twin Falls Chalet and the Little Yoho Valley . The trail summit provides an exceptional view of the entire headwaters of the ...
Brian Patton, Bart Robinson, 2011
4
Whaleback Tales
History of the mining town of Newman in West Australia's North West.
Peter Eckhart, 1996
5
Steamboats & Sailors of the Great Lakes
In 1893 alone, McDougall's American Steel Barge Company had ten ships under construction at one time, with one whaleback launched every Saturday for eight consecutive weeks and two whalebacks and a tug launched on the ninth ...
Mark L. Thompson, 1991
6
McDougall's Great Lakes Whalebacks
THE FIRST WHALEBACK. This historic photograph shows the launching of the first whaleback. Barge 101, the first whaleback constructed and the first all-steel boat built on Lake Superior, was launched at 3:04 p.m. on Saturday, June 23, 1888 ...
Neel R. Zoss, 2007
7
Skiing
Whaleback closed in 200 1 , and since then these shots— and the rest of Whaleback s 30-trail, 700-vert terrain hidden from 1-89 sight lines— have been skied only by those who've hiked or skinned. That's what Dybvig hopes to change .
8
Articles on Whaleback Ships, Including: SS Meteor (1896), ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011
9
Splendid Mountains: Early Exploration in the Sierra Nevada
From our observations taken when crossing Glacier Ridge, we knew that Colby Pass could be reached only by first getting into a large basin east of the Whaleback. Accordingly, on July 31, we moved to Upper Cloudy Camp (elevation , 9100 ...
Peter Browning, 2007
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United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
(little mud matrix) Berms and bars (muddy matrix) Whaleback bars' . (muddy, metrix)"_ Hyperconcentrated streamflow deposits - of both types of deposits are particle supported. The locally preserved boundary between the deposit types is a ...
‎1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHALEBACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term whaleback is used in the context of the following news items.
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UVSSF Inching Closer to Whaleback Target
The funding would get the UVSSF closer to its overall capital investment goal of $2.4 million for necessary improvements to Whaleback Mountain ski area. «Valley News, Jun 15»
2
One dead, three injured in Limington crash
York County Sheriff William King stated in a press release that a resident of Whaleback Road called the dispatch at approximately 3:45 a.m. Saturday, reporting ... «WCSH-TV, May 15»
3
Gate installed leading to Whaleback in effort to curb illegal dumping
COAL TOWNSHIP - A heavy-duty gate has been installed on a road leading to the Whaleback and abandoned coal lands used heavily by off-road enthusiasts. «News Item, May 15»
4
Hoping for a Whale of a Winter: Whaleback Improvements Taking …
Alex McKinnon turns a steel beam before cutting it into six foot length to be used for lighting at Whaleback Montain in Enfield, N.H., on Dec. 5, 2014. McKinnon is ... «Valley News, Dec 14»
5
New York students visit Whaleback in Coal Township
Larry Deklinski/Staff Photos Marcus Holloway, a senior at Scarsdale High School, in West Chester, N.Y., looks for a fossil at the Whaleback in Coal Township ... «News Item, Oct 14»
6
AOAA gets grant to improve access to Whaleback
The Whaleback is a geologic rock outcrop formed more than 250 million years ago, when compacted rock folded under the stress of tectonic plate shifts. «News Item, Oct 14»
7
Mt Whaleback: the backbone of BHP
Iron ore has poured out of BHP Billiton's Mt Whaleback operation for 45 years but the mine is still "a little bit special ", according to those who work there. «The West Australian, Oct 14»
8
Team passionate about shipwreck preservation studying zebra …
In June of 1902, the historic Thomas Wilson Whaleback freighter sank over 70 feet down to the bottom of Lake Superior about a mile outside the Duluth Harbor ... «Northland's NewsCenter, Sep 14»
9
Thinking Phone Networks acquires NH firm Whaleback
Thinking Phone Networks acquires N.H. firm Whaleback ... Whaleback provides communications services to businesses such as telephone, conference, and ... «BetaBoston, Aug 14»
10
170 jobs slashed from BHP Billiton's Mt Whaleback iron ore mine
BHP Billiton has slashed 170 iron ore jobs from its Mt Whaleback mine in the Pilbara as it continues to focus on cost and productivity gains. The decision comes ... «Australian Mining, Jun 14»

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