Harpoon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
  2. a jet-powered, radar-guided U.S. Navy cruise missile with a high explosive warhead designed for use against surface ships and launchable from a surface vessel, submerged submarine, or aircraft.
verb (used with object)
  1. to strike, catch, or kill with or as if with a harpoon.
noun
    • a barbed missile attached to a long cord and hurled or fired from a gun when hunting whales, etc
    • (as modifier)
verb
  1. to spear with or as if with a harpoon
Harpoon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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