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whaling

[hwey-ling, wey-] / ˈʰweɪ lɪŋ, ˈweɪ- /












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Once it became clear that the survivors of the Mentor were American, the Ngarchelongese agreed to help them get home by building them a canoe to supplement their whaling boat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Reports of sperm whales using their heads to strike objects date back to open-boat whaling in the 19th century.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

The Browns had a hand in everything from ironmaking and rum distilling to whaling and the slave trade.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

California shut down the nation’s last whaling station in 1971.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

A whaling boat was spotted in the fog, and Endurance gave two blasts of its whistle.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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