leister

noun

Definition of leisternext
as in harpoon

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  1. harpoon
  2. trident
  3. pike
  4. spear
  5. halberd
  6. lance
  7. gaff
Noun
  • Inuit legend holds that a woman was dragged into the ocean by a harpoon rope after the weapon had hit a narwhal and was transformed into the animal herself.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Just as Wolvie is hot on their trail, he’s impaled by a harpoon and the demo sadly comes to an end.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of harpoon
Noun
  • The club's name is a reference to the trident, Ukraine's national symbol.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 25 June 2026
  • The Kings’ success will rest in how well Los Angeles adapts to Laviolette’s coaching trident.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Definition of trident
Noun
  • It is easily knocked over but practical for indoor use when a flat ground base is too big and a steel pike would damage the floors.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • However, those negotiations remain quite choppy; plus, plenty of inflationary risks are in the pike as higher oil and fertilizer prices work their way through the economy in the coming months.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pike
Noun
  • In Kris’ case, that obsession was with Camp Miasma, its tortured villain Little Death, and the oversexualized victims who ended up on the other end of Little Death’s spear, terrible sequel after terrible sequel.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Oakland Police Department on Thursday released a compilation video of officer body camera footage of the fatal shooting last month of a man wielding two homemade spear-like devices at officers.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of spear
Noun
  • Those Swiss guards would take that halberd and just take you down.
    — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
  • During different events, the guards will add white gloves, a black helmet and/or the halberd.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
Definition of halberd
Noun
  • Additionally, objects of cultural patrimony such as five pairs of moccasins, one coupstick, one Cheyenne cradle board and one lance were returned in the ceremony.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 20 Aug. 2026
  • As for the Speed, the museum returned three ceremonial objects (a rattle, a beaded pipe bag, and a beaded turtle amulet) and 21 other items, among them beaded pouches and bags, moccasins, a coup stick, a cradleboard, and a lance.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of lance
Noun
  • The lower spars and booms are Oregon Pine, while the upper masts, gaffs, jackyards, and spinnaker boom are Alaskan Sitka Spruce.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Videos of every speech, impromptu press conference and gaff circulate on social media.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Definition of gaff
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“Leister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leister. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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