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whaling

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












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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

Shetlander Helen Balfour is the assistant curator at the South Georgia Museum in Grytviken, one of the island's former whaling stations.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

It was almost dark, and Matthias had begun to feel the stirrings of real panic when they finally spotted the first of the whaling camps.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo