"there she blows" meaning in English

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Phrase

Forms: thar she blows [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=there she blows}} there she blows
  1. (nautical) The traditional hail of the lookout in a whaler (whaling ship) when sighting the spouting water thrown up by a whale surfacing. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-there_she_blows-en-phrase-rWqVY~N2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: nautical, transport

Alternative forms

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          "whaler#English"
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          "sighting",
          "sighting#English"
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          "spouting",
          "spouting#English"
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          "whale#English"
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