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Meaning of 'harpoon' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Harpoon [ n.]
- A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun.
2 . Harpoon [ v. t.]
- To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.

Meaning of 'harpoon' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . harpoon [ v]
Meaning (1):
- spear with a harpoon
Example in sentence:
  • harpoon whales

Nearby Words:

har monically hara-kiri harangue harangued harangueful haranguer haranguing harass harassed harasser

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