whaleback


whale·back

W5111400 (wāl′băk′, hwāl′-)n. A steamship with the bow and upper deck rounded so as to shed water.

whaleback

(ˈweɪlˌbæk) n1. something shaped like the back of a whale2. (Nautical Terms) a steamboat having a curved upper deck

whale•back

(ˈʰweɪlˌbæk, ˈweɪl-)

n. something shaped like the back of a whale, as a rounded hill or an ocean wave. [1885–90]