Noun:

వేల్ ఆయిల్,

whale oil's Usage Examples:

As a result, whale oil dominated the world for both uses, fueling the further industrialization of both the US and Europe.

Prior to the second half of the 19th century, whale oil was the primary source of fuel for lighting in the United States.

Cheaper alternatives to whale oil existed, but were inferior in performance and cleanliness of burn.

Værksted and Sandar Fabrikker (a chemical plant dedicated to refining whale oil).

GalleryIn literature, fiction, and memoirsThe pursuit and use of whale oil, along with many other aspects of whaling, are discussed in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick (1851).

In the US, whale oil was used in cars as a constituent of automatic transmission fluid until it was banned by the 1973 Endangered Species Act.

products no longer contain whale oil, instead using resins derived from alkyds, polyurethanes, epoxies, latex, etc.

A British infantry battalion on the Western Front could be expected to use 10 gallons of whale oil a day.

Kerosene quickly replaced whale oil for lighting, and lubricating oils became an essential product in the Machine Age.

Hugh Brontë is said to have rubbed train oil (whale oil) on the stick using chamois leather, and applied magpie blood.

The agreement set limits on production of whale oil and the length of the season, it was to start 7 October 1932 and end 30 April 1933.

The Inuit of North America are granted special whaling rights (justified as being integral to their culture), and they still use whale oil as a food and as lamp oil.

Source and useThe beginning industrial societies used whale oil in oil lamps and to make soap.

Synonyms:

animal oil, train oil,

Antonyms:

ebb, arrive, malfunction, earned run, unearned run,