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单词 bay whaling
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Definition of bay whaling in English:

bay whaling

noun
mass nounAustralian, NZ historical
  • The practice or industry of hunting whales from a station on the shore.

    they were involved in bay whaling around the southern coasts
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The next two months of bay whaling brought 800 additional barrels of black oil.
    • By the early 1850s the promise of gold had lured sailors away from whaling; bay whaling ceased in 1851.
    • American ships typically went “bay-whaling” along the southwestern australian coastline.
    • Bay whaling stations quickly spread to other suitable coastal indentations.
    • He told his family of the days of bay whaling, when once they harpooned a calf and the furious mother split the boat in half.
    • Previously he had been engaged in bay whaling in New Zealand and was commander of the Caroline in the early 1830s.
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