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whaling [weɪlɪŋ] N no pl

whaling
wielorybnictwo nt

whale [weɪl] N

Phrases:

to have a whale of a time inf
wspaniale się bawić

blue whale N ZOOL

killer whale N ZOOL

sperm whale N ZOOL

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The whaling method was based on landing the whale, where it would be partitioned and the blubber boiled.
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Commercial fishing and whaling were virtually shut down.
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Whaling was also a major industry in the late 19th century.
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Also, the 1850s gold rush saw workers abandon whaling for the gold fields.
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The vessel retired from whaling in 1868, having completed 72 voyages.
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They located a wreck in both harbours which turned out to be 16th-century whaling ships.
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Beginning about 1832, it added numerous ships to the whaling fleet.
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The captain is successful in whaling, with a record of forty years.
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After a few years of whaling, the station was turned into a herring processing plant, going out of business in 1885.
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A house was built on that river for miners and a small whaling operation, but the mine produced nothing of value.
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