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Definition of whaling noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

whaling

noun

/ˈweɪlɪŋ/

/ˈweɪlɪŋ/

[uncountable]

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the activity or business of hunting and killing whales
- a ban on whaling
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Whaling is used before these nouns:
fleet
ship
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