whaleback

n. 鲸背状物, 鲸背甲板船

词形变化

whalebacks 复数 whalebacks

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A kind of cargo steamship with a hull that continuously curves above the waterline from vertical to horizontal.

    历史
  2. 2.

    A landform (typically a sand dune) having the form of the back of a whale.

    地质

词源

* whale + back. * (ship): From its whale-like appearance when fully loaded.

来源：wiktionary