harpoon
A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fishA spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
» Tom walked down the pier toward his boat, carrying three harpoons.
Tom ging über den Steg zu seinem Boot, wobei er drei Harpunen mit sich führte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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3 sensesA spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
Harpune
гарпу́нgarpún, острога́ostrogá
гарпу́нharpún, о́стеньóstenʹ, о́стіósti
a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
A sharp tip within a disposable syringe, used to penetrate the stopper.
(slang)A harmonica.
Examples
5 sentencesTom walked down the pier toward his boat, carrying three harpoons.
deTom ging über den Steg zu seinem Boot, wobei er drei Harpunen mit sich führte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This is a harpoon.
ruЭто гарпун. — odexed
Tom has a harpoon.
Philae's harpoons did not deploy.
Man the harpoons!
Translations
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Origin
From Old French harpon, from Latin harpaga, a variant of Latin harpagō, from Ancient GreekFrom Old French harpon, from Latin harpaga, a variant of Latin harpagō, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”). Sense and spelling perhaps influenced by Dutch harpoen (“harpoon”). Doublet of harpagon.
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Forms
plural: harpoonsWord family
3 related wordsSee also
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