noun
- a long spear-like weapon with a barbed point, used especially for hunting whales and large fish
Usage: nautical
verb
- to strike or catch with a harpoon
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The whaler threw his harpoon with perfect aim.
- Ancient hunters used harpoons to catch large sea creatures.
- The museum displayed an old whaling harpoon.
- The fisherman harpooned the massive tuna.
- Captain Ahab was determined to harpoon the white whale.
- The sharp harpoon pierced through the water.
- They harpooned several fish during the expedition.