Thesaurus: harpoon

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1. 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. v. t. To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.
3. n. a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
4. v. spear with a harpoon
5. 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. Harpoon fork, a kind of hayfork, consisting of bar with hinged barbs at one end a loop for a rope at the other end, used for lifting hay from the load by horse power. -- Harpoon gun, a gun used in the whale fishery for shooting the harpoon into a whale. To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.
6. A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, aswhales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad,fiat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown byhand, or discharged from a gun. Harpoon fork, a kind of hayfork,consisting of bar with hinged barbs at one end a loop for a rope atthe other end, used for lifting hay from the load by horse power.-- Harpoon gun, a gun used in the whale fishery for shooting theharpoon into a whale.
7. v:12/n:88 n. a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it v. spear with a harpoon