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WHALING BOAT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- whaling boat
1, record 1, English, whaling%20boat
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- whaleboat 2, record 1, English, whaleboat
correct
- whale boat 3, record 1, English, whale%20boat
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A long narrow rowboat made with a bold sheer, both ends sharp and raking, a lean afterbody, and a deadwood, often steered with an oar, and formerly used by whalemen for hunting whales. 2, record 1, English, - whaling%20boat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Craig asked the captain of the Inuit whaling boat for permission to preserve some bacteria from a whale's forestomach and to fly them to a hastily established laboratory in Barrow, Alaska. 1, record 1, English, - whaling%20boat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de bateaux
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- baleinière
1, record 1, French, baleini%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- barge baleinière 2, record 1, French, barge%20baleini%C3%A8re
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Embarcation légère, effilée, bien manœuvrante, armée pour chasser les baleines à partir de la côte ou plus couramment, à partir d'un baleinier. 3, record 1, French, - baleini%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le modèle le plus accompli en a été celle de l'île Nantucket au nord-est des États-Unis. Seules survivent aujourd'hui les baleinières des Açores qui traquent le cachalot à proximité des îles. 3, record 1, French, - baleini%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Par extension [baleinière désigne] actuellement toute embarcation longue, légère et fine qui peut être manœuvrée à l'aviron, à la voile ou au moteur, telles les baleinières de sauvetage sur certains navires. 3, record 1, French, - baleini%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipos de barcos
- Pesca comercial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bote ballenero
1, record 1, Spanish, bote%20ballenero
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- ballenera 2, record 1, Spanish, ballenera
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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