harpoon en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /hɑːˈpuːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /hɑːɹˈpuːn/ (General-American)
- härpo͞onʹ (General-American)
- härpo͞onʹ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From Old French harpon, from Latin harpaga, a variant of Latin harpagō, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάγη (harpágē, “hook”), from ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to snatch away, to carry off, to seize, to captivate”). Sense and spelling perhaps influenced by Dutch harpoen (“harpoon”). Doublet of harpagon.
Meanings
- A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
- A sharp tip within a disposable syringe, used to penetrate the stopper.
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(slang) A harmonica.
I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana.
1969, Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster, “Me and Bobby McGee”:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| harpoons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
harpooneer · harpoon gun · harpoon fork
Translations (68)
az harpun (spearlike weapon) · ja 銛 (spearlike weapon) · kk гарпун (spearlike weapon) · mk харпун (spearlike weapon) · be гарпу́н (spearlike weapon) · nl harpoen (spearlike weapon) · is skutull (spearlike weapon) · sk harpúna (spearlike weapon) · cmn 漁叉 /渔叉 (spearlike weapon) · uz sanchqi (spearlike weapon) · ro harpon (spearlike weapon) · mi rāti (spearlike weapon) · et harpuun (spearlike weapon) · el καμάκι (spearlike weapon) · es arpón (spearlike weapon) · da harpun (spearlike weapon) · be во́сці (spearlike weapon) · sh hàrpūn (spearlike weapon) · hi हापून (spearlike weapon) · uk о́стень (spearlike weapon) · ko 작살 (spearlike weapon) · lv harpūna (spearlike weapon) · gl arpón (spearlike weapon) · ar حَرْبُون (spearlike weapon) · uk гарпу́н (spearlike weapon) · tl salapang (spearlike weapon) · bg харпу́н (spearlike weapon) · hu szigony (spearlike weapon) · fr harpon (spearlike weapon) · mi haeanarāti (spearlike weapon) · sv harpun (spearlike weapon) · ka ბარჯი (spearlike weapon) · tr zıpkın (spearlike weapon) · th ฉมวก (spearlike weapon) · cy tryfer (spearlike weapon) · kk сүңгі (spearlike weapon) · vi lao móc (spearlike weapon) · sq fuzhnjë (spearlike weapon) · lt harpūnas (spearlike weapon) · nn harpun (spearlike weapon) · ka ჰარპუნი (spearlike weapon) · uk о́сті (spearlike weapon) · pl harpun (spearlike weapon) · eu arpoi (spearlike weapon) · ru острога́ (spearlike weapon) · fi harppuuna (spearlike weapon) · mi haeana (spearlike weapon) · sh ха̀рпӯн (spearlike weapon) · ru гарпу́н (spearlike weapon) · sl harpuna (spearlike weapon) · gd morghath (spearlike weapon) · ca arpó (spearlike weapon) · eo harpuno (spearlike weapon) · tg соскан (spearlike weapon) · uz garpun (spearlike weapon) · bn টেটা (spearlike weapon) · nb harpun (spearlike weapon) · ja ハープーン (spearlike weapon) · de Harpune (spearlike weapon) · cs harpuna (spearlike weapon) · hy հարպուն (spearlike weapon) · fo skutil (spearlike weapon) · it arpione (spearlike weapon) · br bazh-krog (spearlike weapon) · io harpuno (spearlike weapon) · pt arpão (spearlike weapon) · ak pea (spearlike weapon) · fa شل (spearlike weapon)