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antiwhale

antiwhale adjective: opposing whales.

Adjective

antiwhale (not comparable)

  1. Opposing whales.
    • Waquet designed everything for her safety: an anti-whale bar (‘Poor whale,’ said Edith) stretched between the prows of Koala III’s riggers and main hull, provided the first line of defence against mammalian interference.1968, The observer singlehanded transatlantic race Atlantic venture, page 65
    • Here you will encounter historical explanations of fishing techniques from around the world, plus such displays as an antiwhale harpoon gun and a giant Japanese crab.1992, Fodor's 1992 affordable France, page 159

Forms of antiwhale

alternative formanti-whale

Origin of antiwhale

From anti- + whale.

Questions about antiwhale

What does antiwhale mean?
Antiwhale means opposing whales.
What part of speech is antiwhale?
Antiwhale is an adjective.

Words near antiwhale in the dictionary

  1. antiweed
  2. antiwelfare
  3. antiwestern
  4. antiwesternism
  5. antiwetting
  6. antiwhale
  7. antiwhaling
  8. antiwhiplash
  9. antiwhite
  10. antiwhiteism
  11. antiwhiteness

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