whaling en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈweɪlɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The practice of hunting whales.
In 1946, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was established to regulate whale stocks and “make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry”. It attempted to impose quotas and move the industry toward something more sustainable. This proved difficult, so the IWC simply gave up and imposed a moratorium on whaling altogether. Some countries flounced out in a huff; others had never joined in the first place.
2025 September 11, Kate Marvel, “‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2025:
- (countable, uncountable) The practice of spotting whales.
- (countable, informal, uncountable) A beating.
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(countable, uncountable) A form of highly personalized cyberattack that targets a senior business executive.
Whaling attacks typically take specific responsibilities of these executive roles into consideration, using focused messaging to trick the victim.
2017, Prithviraj Gohel, Cyber Attacks: are we really secure?:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| whalings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Murrumbidgee whaling · whaling station
Relateds
Synonyms
whale watching (spotting of whales)
Translations (37)
sh kitolov (practice of hunting whales) · ru китобо́йный про́мысел (practice of hunting whales) · sh китолов (practice of hunting whales) · eo balenĉasado (practice of hunting whales) · cs lov velryb (practice of hunting whales) · nl walvisvaart (practice of hunting whales) · cmn 捕鯨 /捕鲸 (practice of hunting whales) · vi sự đánh cá voi (practice of hunting whales) · et vaalapüük (practice of hunting whales) · ja 捕鯨 (practice of hunting whales) · eo balenkaptado (practice of hunting whales) · sh лов на китове (practice of hunting whales) · es caza de ballenas (practice of hunting whales) · mk китолов (practice of hunting whales) · vo valütifan (practice of hunting whales) · ru охо́та на кито́в (practice of hunting whales) · is hvalveiðar (practice of hunting whales) · de Walfang (practice of hunting whales) · nn kvalfangst (practice of hunting whales) · ang hwælhuntoþ (practice of hunting whales) · pt baleação (practice of hunting whales) · nb hvalfangst (practice of hunting whales) · fi valaanpyynti (practice of hunting whales) · fr chasse à la baleine (practice of hunting whales) · sh lov na kitove (practice of hunting whales) · ar صَيْد اَلْحِيتَان (practice of hunting whales) · sv valfångst (practice of hunting whales) · da hvalfangst (practice of hunting whales) · nl walvisjacht (practice of hunting whales) · bg лов на китове (practice of hunting whales) · vi săn bắt cá voi (practice of hunting whales) · vi nghề đánh cá voi (practice of hunting whales) · ko 고래잡이 (practice of hunting whales) · pl wielorybnictwo (practice of hunting whales) · hu bálnavadászat (practice of hunting whales) · he צֵיד לִוְיְתָנִים (practice of hunting whales) · it caccia alla balena (practice of hunting whales)