: a barbed spear or javelin used especially in hunting large fish or whales
harpoon
transitive verb
harpooner
noun
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In its most memorable moment, Walker dispatches a particularly vicious henchwoman with a harpoon to the neck.
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Mike Miller, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Havoc's vast ensemble collides across several crackling action sequences, pairing thunderous gunplay with creative kills involving champagne bottles, harpoon guns, and rusty hooks.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Later, the antler was likely repurposed as part of a harpoon, a pointed spear used to catch fish.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Someone is then shot with a harpoon, only to have their guts pulled like taffy from the wound.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
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Mike Miller, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Havoc's vast ensemble collides across several crackling action sequences, pairing thunderous gunplay with creative kills involving champagne bottles, harpoon guns, and rusty hooks.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Later, the antler was likely repurposed as part of a harpoon, a pointed spear used to catch fish.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Someone is then shot with a harpoon, only to have their guts pulled like taffy from the wound.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for harpoon
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“Harpoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harpoon. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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harpoon
noun
har·poon
här-ˈpün 
: a medical instrument with a barbed head used for removing bits of living tissue for examination
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