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harpoon

🇬🇧 UK/hɑ:'pu:n/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A barbed spear-like weapon thrown or fired to hunt whales and large fish.

鱼叉，捕鲸叉

v.

To strike or catch with a harpoon.

用鱼叉捕获

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
harpoonother
=harpoon

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Whalers used large harpoons to hunt whales in the Arctic waters.

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