harpoon

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: härpo͞onʹ, IPA ^(key): /hɑːrˈpuːn/
• (UK) enPR: härpo͞onʹ, IPA ^(key): /hɑːˈpuːn/

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• Hyphenation: har‧poon

Noun

Singular harpoon

Plural harpoons

1. (countable) A harpoon is a type of spear that is attached to a rope.

   The Inuit used harpoons to hunt seals.

Verb

Plain form harpoon

Third-person singular harpoons

Past tense harpooned

Past participle harpooned

Present participle harpooning

1. If you harpoon, you attack something using a harpoon.