1. gam - Noun
2. gam - Verb
a herd of whales
Source: WordNetAhab puts an end to the gam by rushing back to his ship. Source: Internet
Ishmael explains that because of Ahab's absorption with Moby Dick, he sails on without the customary "gam", which defines as a "social meeting of two (or more) Whale-ships", in which the two captains remain on one ship and the chief mates on the other. Source: Internet
Next morning, the ship meets in another truncated gam with the Rachel, commanded by Captain Gardiner from Nantucket. Source: Internet
Next, the Pequod, in a ninth and final gam, meets the Delight, badly damaged and with five of her crew left dead by Moby Dick. Source: Internet
During a mid-ocean "gam" (rendezvous at sea between ships), he met Chase's son William, who lent him his father's book. Source: Internet
Ethnic exclusivity, however, is not the only form of intolerance practised by GAM. Source: Internet