whaling station

noun

A dock in which the carcasses of hunted whales are processed, and where whale hunters sometimes live.

Meanings

nounwhaling station (plural whaling stations)

plural whaling stations

  1. A dock in which the carcasses of hunted whales are processed, and where whale hunters sometimes live.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 鯨魚加工場 /鲸鱼加工场, 捕鯨站 /捕鲸站
  • 鯨魚加工場 /鲸鱼加工场 (jīngyú jiāgōngchǎng)dock in which the carcasses of hunted whales are processed
  • 捕鯨站 /捕鲸站 (bǔjīngzhàn)dock in which the carcasses of hunted whales are processed
Finnish valaanpyyntiasema
  • valaanpyyntiasemadock in which the carcasses of hunted whales are processed
Japanese 捕鯨基地
  • 捕鯨基地dock in which the carcasses of hunted whales are processed
Polish stacja wielorybnicza
  • stacja wielorybniczadock in which the carcasses of hunted whales are processed
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Chicago

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