harpoon

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Pronunciation

• (GA) enPR: härpo͞onʹ, IPA: /hɑːɹˈpuːn/
• (RP) enPR: härpo͞onʹ, IPA: /hɑːˈpuːn/

Noun

harpoon (plural harpoons)

1. A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
2. (slang) A harmonica.

Translations

• French: harpon
• German: Harpune
• Italian: arpione
• Portuguese: arpão
• Russian: гарпу́н
• Spanish: arpón

Verb

harpoon (harpoons, present participle harpooning; past and past participle harpooned)

1. (transitive) To shoot something with a harpoon.

Translations

• French: harponner
• Italian: arpionare
• Portuguese: arpoar
• Spanish: arponar

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