harpoon

Meaning

Noun

1. A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
2. A sharp tip within a disposable syringe, used to penetrate the stopper.
3. (slang) A harmonica.

Verb

To shoot something with a harpoon.

Synonyms

spear

lance

fish-spear

gaff

fizgig

dart

🎯

pike

fishing spear

tren

wap

leister

assagai

projectile point

fish-fork

fish spear

gig

grains

javelin

Translations

harpon

Harpune

arpón

καμάκι

arpione

arpão

harpoen

arpó

fiocina

rampone

arpionare

harponner

harpoeneren

arpone

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɑːɹˈpuːn/

Etymology

Cognate with Latin: harpagō

In summary

From Old French harpon, from Latin harpaga, a rare variant of Latin harpagō, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”). Sense and spelling perhaps influenced by Dutch harpoen (“harpoon”). Doublet of harpagon.

Sentences

In June , she participated in Operation Harpoon , providing air cover for the Malta-bound convoy .