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whaling

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1. whaling - Noun

2. whaling - Adjective

3. whaling - Verb

Meaning

of Whala

The hunting of whales.

Pertaining to, or employed in, the pursuit of whales; as, a whaling voyage; a whaling vessel.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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All of our targets were criminals, they were all operating in violation of international whaling laws. Paul Watson

Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so huge, something they've wanted all their life, yet they know when they find it, it will kill them. Laurie Anderson

Aboriginal whaling is still permitted, but under limited circumstances as defined by IWC. Source: Internet

According to the FAO report, the Lamalerans "have evolved a method of whaling which suits their natural resources, cultural tenets and style." Source: Internet

A coalition of anti-whaling nations has offered a compromise plan that would allow these countries to continue whaling, but with smaller catches and under close supervision. Source: Internet

Almost two years ago, the married artists April Gornik, 67, and Eric Fischl, 72, bought a deconsecrated white clapboard church in Sag Harbor, N.Y., a former whaling village on the East End of Long Island, where they have lived for more than three decades. Source: Internet

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