whaleback

American  

[hweyl-bak, weyl-] / ˈʰweɪlˌbæk, ˈweɪl- /

noun

1. Nautical.

   1. a cargo vessel having a hull with a convex deck.

   2. a deck or cover curving upward.

2. something shaped like the back of a whale, as a rounded hill or an ocean wave.

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whaleback British  

/ ˈweɪlˌbæk /

noun

1. something shaped like the back of a whale

2. a steamboat having a curved upper deck

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Etymology

Origin of whaleback

First recorded in 1885–90; whale ¹ + back ¹

Example Sentences

The Whaleback pack, in eastern Siskiyou County, had 10 pups this year — tying a record for the species, Hunnicutt said.

From Los Angeles Times

Griffin, who investigates suspected wolf kills in the region for the Department of Fish and Wildlife, acknowledged that the 80 or so kills attributed to the Whaleback pack is an undercount.

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The bigger problem, Griffin said, is that the Whaleback pack is teaching its young to hunt cows.

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But that money ran out in a hurry, state records show, with the majority of it, 67%, going to ranchers whose wolves were killed by the Whaleback pack.

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Another five were captured from the Harvey pack in Lassen County, including one that had been previously collared, and two were captured from the Whaleback pack in Siskiyou County.

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