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harpoon
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harpoon
(noun)
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harpoon
/hɑɚ
ˈ
puːn/
noun
plural
harpoons
harpoon
/hɑɚ
ˈ
puːn/
noun
plural
harpoons
Learner's definition of HARPOON
[
count
]
:
a long weapon used especially for hunting large fish or whales
— harpoon
/hɑɚ
ˈ
puːn/
verb
harpoons
;
harpooned
;
harpooning
[
+ object
]
They
harpooned
the whale. [=killed the whale with a harpoon]
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— harpooner
noun
,
plural
harpooners
[
count
]
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