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whaleback definition

whale·back (hwāl′bak′, wāl′-)

noun

  1. something rounded on top like the back of a whale
  2. ☆ a freight steamer with the bow and upper deck rounded so that heavy seas will wash right over

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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