Harpoon

/hɑːɹˈpuːn/

Synonyms for "harpoon" (36 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Noun(2 words)
barbed spearblow

Strong matches (10)

Related words (18)

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

14 entries
actioncatchfigure of speechfishgigfizgiggiggrabhunting methodhunting toollancemetaphorpiercespearweapon

More specific

6 entries
barbed harpoonpiercing critiquescathing remarkseal harpooningsteel harpoonwhale harpooning

Collocations

9 entries
barbed harpoonharpoon gunharpoon headharpoon lineharpooning techniqueseal harpooningsteel harpoonwhale harpooningwhaling harpoon

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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This is a harpoon.

Source: tatoeba (3824128)

At one moment the bowsprit was taking a deadly aim at the sun in midheaven, and at the next it was trying to harpoon a shark in the bottom of the ocean.

Source: tatoeba (8372191)

Tom has a harpoon.

Source: tatoeba (10862969)

So far, ESA is considering the use of a robotic arm, a harpoon, an ion beam, and now perhaps this newly tested fishing net method.

Source: tatoeba (11218117)

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