harpoon

har·poon  (här-pn)

n.

A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.

tr.v. har·pooned, har·poon·ing, har·poons

To strike, kill, or capture with or as if with a spearlike weapon.

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[Probably from Dutch harpoen, from Middle Dutch, from Old French harpon, possibly from harpe, clamp, claw, from Latin harpa, sickle, from Greek harp.]

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har·pooner n.

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harpoon [hɑːˈpuːn]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing)

a.  a barbed missile attached to a long cord and hurled or fired from a gun when hunting whales, etc.

b.  (as modifier) a harpoon gun

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) (tr) to spear with or as if with a harpoon

[probably from Dutch harpoen, from Old French harpon clasp, from harper to seize, perhaps of Scandinavian origin]

harpooner , harpooneer n

harpoon-like  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	harpoon - a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, tackle, rig - gear used in fishing fluke - a barb on a harpoon or arrow harpoon line - a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat fishgig, fizgig, gig, lance, spear - an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
Verb	1.	harpoon - spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales" grab, take hold of, catch - take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"

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harpoon

noun spear, arrow, dart, barb, trident harpoon-wielding Japanese fishermen

Translations

harpoon [hɑːˈpuːn]

A. N → arpón m

B. VT → arponear

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harpoon [hɑː^rˈpuːn]

n → harpon m

vt → harponner

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harpoon

n → Harpune f; harpoon gun → Harpunenkanone f

vt → harpunieren

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harpoon [hɑːˈpuːn]

1. n → arpione m

2. vt → arpionare

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harpoon [hɑːˈpuːn]

1. n → arpione m

2. vt → arpionare

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harpoon

n harpoon [haːˈpuːn]

a spear fastened to a rope, used especially for killing whales. harpoen حَرْبَه харпун harpuna harpun die Harpune καμάκι arpón harpuun زوبین harppuuna harpon צִלצָל मत्स्यभाला harpun szigony seruit skutull arpione もり 작살 harpūnas harpūna tempuling harpoen harpun harpun arpão har­pon гарпун harpúna harpuna harpun harpun ฉมวก zıpkın (捕鯨用的)魚叉 гарпун رسی سے بندھا برچھی نما ہتھیار cây lao móc （捕鲸等的）鱼叉

v

to strike with a harpoon He has harpooned the whale. harpoeneer يَصْطاد أو يَطْعَن بالحَرْبَه удрям с харпун harpunovat harpunere harpunieren καμακώνω arponear harpuunima با زوبین شکار کردن harppunoida harponner לָצוּד בְּצִלצָל हारपून से हमला करना pogoditi harpunom megszigonyoz menyeruit skutla arpionare もりを打ち込む 작살을 박다 (nu)smeigti harpūnu harpunēt menempuling harpoeneren harpunere trafić harpunem arpoar a prinde cu harponul бить гарпуном chytať harpúnou harpunirati ubosti harpunom harpunera แทงด้วยฉมวก zıpkınlamak 用魚叉叉 бити гарпуном ہارپون پھینکنا یا چھوڑنا đâm bằng cây lao móc 用鱼叉叉