1. A long spear with a barbed head, thrown or fired to catch large fish or whales.

1. To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.

Examples

• The whaler threw a harpoon at the whale.
• Modern fishing regulations prohibit harpoons in many waters.
• The hunter harpoons the fish with a single, swift motion.
• They harpoon large tuna from the side of the boat.
• The museum displays ancient harpoons used by indigenous peoples.
• He harpoons the marlin and begins to reel it in.
• Harpoons with detachable heads were common in traditional whaling.