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Word: Harpoon
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century (denoting a barbed dart or spear): from French harpon, from harpe ‘dog's claw, clamp’, via Latin from Greek harpē ‘sickle’
hɑːˈpuːn
a barbed missile resembling a spear that is attached to a long rope and thrown by hand or fired from a gun, used for catching whales and other large sea creatures.
Short Definition:barbed missile attached to long rope and thrown by hand or fired from gun
Word: Harpoon
Speech Type: Verb
hɑːˈpuːn
spear with a harpoon
Short Definition:spear with harpoon
Examples:- Gilbert's father harpooned a five-metre basking shark
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