harpoon
/hɑːɹˈpuːn/ noun C2- A long, spearlike implement with a barbed head, attached to a line and used to catch and haul in large marine animals such as whales and other cetaceans, seals, walruses, sharks, etc.
- Such an implement armed with explosives in the head, used to strike and fatally wound cetaceans when whaling.
- A sharp tip within a disposable syringe, used to penetrate the stopper.
- A harmonica.
Plural harpoons
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