transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrȯr-kwəl, -ˌkwȯl ]
noun
Etymology: French, from Norwegian rørhval, from Old Norse reytharhvalr, from reythr rorqual + hvalr whale
Date: 1827
: any of a family (Balaenopteridae) of large baleen whales (as a blue whale or humpback whale) having the skin of the throat marked with deep longitudinal furrows : a ship designed and equipped to allow vehicles (as automobiles or tanks) to be driven on or off