| Definitions | | harpoon |
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noun
- A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
Translations: - Dutch: harpoen
- French: harpon
- German: Harpune
- Spanish: arpón
verb
- (transitive) To hunt something with a harpoon.
Translations: - Dutch: harpoeneren
- French: harponner
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Etymology: From (term, harpon) < (term, harpaga) < (term, , á, tr=harpagÄ, hook) < (term, , á, tr=harpazÅ, to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate).
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