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whalebacks

whalebacks is the plural of whaleback.

Meaning of whaleback

Noun

whaleback (plural whalebacks)

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

Questions about whalebacks

What is whalebacks the plural of?
Whalebacks is the plural of whaleback.

Words near whalebacks in the dictionary

  1. whale-fishers
  2. whale-path
  3. whale-road
  4. whale-roads
  5. whaleback
  6. whalebacks
  7. whalebird
  8. whalebirds
  9. whaleboat
  10. whaleboater
  11. whaleboaters

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