whaling
noun/ˈweɪlɪŋ/
/ˈweɪlɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the activity or business of hunting and killing whales
- a ban on whaling
Oxford Collocations DictionaryWhaling is used before these nouns:- fleet
- ship
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