whale oil en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Any of various oils and fats extracted from the blubber of whales and used in the manufacture of soap and lubricants (and also formerly as an illuminating oil).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whale oils | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
natural resource · oil · lipid · fat
Relateds
whaleship · trypot · overwhaling · trywork · tryworks · try pot · lamp oil
Translations (18)
nl walvistraan (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · fi valaanrasva (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · fi valaanöljy (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · bg китово масло (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · uk во́рвань (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · it olio di balena (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · gl aceite de balea (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · pl tran wielorybi (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · de Tran (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · ja 鯨油 (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · cmn 鯨油 /鲸油 (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · ru во́рвань (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · ro ulei de cașalot (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · sv valolja (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · da hvalolje (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · fi valasöljy (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · mi wē parāoa (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber) · nb hvalolje (oil or fat extracted from whale blubber)