verb
- past tense of gam: (of whales) to visit or meet socially; (of whaling ships) to encounter and exchange visits at sea
Usage: nautical; historical
Examples
- The two whaling ships gammed in the Pacific, their crews exchanging news and supplies.
- During the voyage, our vessel gammed with three other ships hunting for whales.
- The captain recorded in his log that they gammed with a friendly crew off the coast.