Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whaleback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
whale-back
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A landform (typically a sand dune) having the form of the back of a whale.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

whalebacks (plural)

Derived Forms

megawhaleback

Questions

What does whaleback mean?
A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curves above the waterline from vertical to horizontal.
Where does whaleback come from?
* whale + back. * (ship): From its whale-like appearance when fully loaded.

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