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Definition of Whaleback

Whaleback
Whaleback Whale"back`, n. (Naut.) A form of vessel, often with steam power, having sharp ends and a very convex upper deck, much used on the Great Lakes, esp. for carrying grain.

Meaning of Whaleback from wikipedia

- A whaleback was a type of cargo steamship of unusual design, with a hull that continuously curved above the waterline from vertical to horizontal. When...
- 7km 4.3miles Whaleback Fire     The Whaleback Fire was a wildfire that burned on Whaleback Mountain in Spaulding, approximately 20 miles northwest of...
- A whaleback is a type of steamship. Whaleback may also refer to: Whaleback (California), a mountain ridge in Kings Canyon National Park Whaleback (ski...
- The Mount Whaleback mine, officially the Newman West operation, is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, six kilometres...
- Whaleback is a remote 11,717-foot-elevation (3,571-meter) three-mile-long ridge located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Tulare County of northern...
- Whaleback Mountain is a 2,627-metre (8,619-foot) summit in British Columbia, Canada. Whaleback Mountain is located in Yoho National Park, in the Waputik...
- Whaleback is a ski area located in Enfield, New Hampshire, United States. In 2013, after several bankruptcies over previous decades, it was bought by...
- only whaleback ship ever built for p****enger service. The ship was designed by Alexander McDougall, the developer and promoter of the whaleback design...
- Whaleback Light is a historic lighthouse marking the mouth of the Piscataqua River in Kittery, Maine. It is located on a rocky outcrop offs**** southwest...
- Bone Bay (63°38′S 59°4′W / 63.633°S 59.067°W / -63.633; -59.067 (Bone Bay)) is a rectangular bay along the northwest coast of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica...