whaleback

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noun

A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curves above the waterline from vertical to horizontal.

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Meanings

nounwhaleback (plural whalebacks)

plural whalebacks

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

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

whaleback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whaleback

MLA

“whaleback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whaleback. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whaleback,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whaleback.

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