harpoon

Definition of Harpoon in English :

1. harpoon

a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it

2. harpoon

spear with a harpoon

Example Sentences:
'harpoon whales'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Harpoon

noun

1.

a.

a barbed missile attached to a long cord and hurled or fired from a gun when hunting whales, etc

b.

(as modifier)

a harpoon gun

verb

2. (transitive)

to spear with or as if with a harpoon

noun

1.

a barbed spear with a line attached to it, used for spearing whales or other large sea animals

verb transitive

2.

to strike or catch with a harpoon

n.

A barbed spear attached to a rope and thrown or fired from a gun, used especially in whaling.

tr.v. har·pooned, har·poon·ing, har·poons

To strike, kill, or capture with or as if with a harpoon.