WHALEBACK


Meaning of WHALEBACK in English

/hwayl"bak', wayl"-/ , n.

1. Naut.

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

b. a deck or cover curving upward.

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

[ 1885-90; WHALE 1 + BACK 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .