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Meanings of stranded whale in English
Phenomenon in which a whale becomes stuck on a beach, often causing the whale's death.
Synonyms
Examples for "cetacean stranding"
Examples for "cetacean stranding"
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A whale beaching had not been recorded in the area before, he added.
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Marine experts and volunteers are on high alert amid fears of a mass whale beaching along the Irish coast.
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Whale beachings are common in the region, but one of this size has not been seen in over a decade.
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Two boats were in the water off Ruakaka Beach this morning to try to stop the rest of the pod of whales beaching.
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Whale beaching: An enduring mystery Rescuers are trying to free a pod of long-finned pilot whales stranded off the Australian island of Tasmania.
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She searched for and found the man lying like a beached whale.
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Gil resembled nothing more than a beached whale dressed up in farmer's clothes.
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He was back on his belly, doing his beached whale imitation.
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He looked like a beached whale, lying on his side in the sand.
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I read somewhere that a beached whale will die from an overdose of gravity.
Usage of stranded whale in English
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Rescuers try to help a stranded whale off the coast of Northland.
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Kuia crying as they watch the stranded whale on a Northland beach.
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Hog remained there in the middle of the dusty road like a stranded whale.
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In the distance he looked enormous, like a stranded whale.
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A stranded whale on a Waikato beach has died, despite rescuers' best efforts to save it.
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A novel addition to their bill of fare was fresh blubber, or fat, from a stranded whale.
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A digger is used to build a trench, as rescuers try to rescue a stranded whale in Northland.
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Luckily it was almost calm, and the great Hercule lay quietly on the sand like a stranded whale.
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Ron Vanderlam who watched the efforts all afternoon came along because he had never seen a stranded whale before.
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More than 100 volunteers have joined the Department of Conservation and Project Jonah staff to help a stranded whale in Northland.
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Rescuers trying to shepherd a stranded whale out of Larne Lough in Co Antrim are being frustrated by a rising tide.
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He was a mighty man in Washington Market, but in a matter like this he was as helpless as a stranded whale.
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Footage has emerged of a stranded whale setting itself free, apparently with the aid of its calf, off the coast of Queensland Australia.
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In the darkness the sleek curved hull of the depot ship rose into the air like the velvet belly of a stranded whale.
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But it may be fancied, that from the naked skeleton of the stranded whale, accurate hints may be derived touching his true form.
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Stranded whale heading back to sea
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