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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A form of fishing in which the fisherman attempts to impale the fish upon a spear, which may be thrust or thrown by hand or with a spear gun. uncountable

   "Today, Riffe International makes all of its spearfishing equipment a few miles down the road in San Clemente."

Synonyms

All synonyms

marlinmarlin

Example

More examples

"Tom has started getting passionate about spearfishing."

Etymology

From spear + fishing.

Related phrases

spear gun

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