Look up: harpoon

1. harpoon
   [n] - a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing 2. [v] - spear with a harpoon
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2. Harpoon
   Air/ship/submarine-launched sea-skimming anti-ship missile, McDonnell-Douglas [US]
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3. Harpoon
   Har·poon' (här*pōn') noun [ French harpon , Late Latin harpo , perhaps of German origin, from the harp ; confer French harper to take and grasp strongly, harpe a dog's claw, harpin boathook (the sense ...
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4. Harpoon
   Har·poon' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Harpooned (-pōnd'); present participle & verbal noun Harpooning .] To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.
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5. harpoon
   A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun. Harpoon fork, a kind of hayfork, consisting of bar with hinged barbs at one en...
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6. harpoon
   noun a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
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7. harpoon
   verb spear with a harpoon; `harpoon whales`
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8. Harpoon
   • (v. t.) To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon. • (n.) A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun.
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9. Harpoon
   (from the article `rocket and missile system`) ...missiles of this sort were also carried by bombers and coastal patrol aircraft and were mounted on ship- and land-based launchers. The most ... ...of atmospheric flight centres around the fuel requirements of a missile that must be powered continuously for strategic distances. Some ... ...
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10. harpoon
    barbed spear used to kill whales, tuna, swordfish, and other large sea creatures, formerly thrown by hand but now, in the case of whales, shot from ... [2 related articles]
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11. harpoon
    harpoon (härpOOn') , weapon used for spearing whales and large fish. The early type was a flat triangular piece of metal with barbed edges and a socket for attaching a wooden handle, to the end of which a long rope was fastened. The modern weapon usually has only one barb or point, with a p...
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12. Harpoon
    Harpoon is slang for a hypodermic syringe.
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13. Harpoon
    Harpoon is slang for a hypodermic syringe.
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14. harpoon
    Type: Term Pronunciation: har-pūn′ Definitions: 1. A small, sharp-pointed instrument with a barbed head used for extracting bits of tissue for microscopic examination.
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15. Harpoon
    A `harpoon` is a long spear-like instrument used in fishing to catch fish or large marine mammals such as whales. It accomplishes this task by impaling the target animal, allowing the fishermen to use a rope or chain attached to the butt of the projectile to catch the animal. A harpoon can also be u...
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16. Harpoon
    (series) `Harpoon` is a series of realistic air and naval computer wargames based upon Larry Bond`s miniatures game of the same name. Players can choose between either the Blue or Red side in simulated naval combat situation, which includes local conflicts as well as simulated Cold War...
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17. Harpoon
    (comics) image= --> `Harpoon` (`Kodiak Noatak`) is a fictional character created by Marvel Comics. He is a member of the mutant assassin team known as Marauders, who are employed by Mister Sinister. Little is known about Harpoon other than that he is Inuit. Publication history: Harpoon first ...
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18. Harpoon
    (song) "`Harpoon`" is the fourth single released from Australian alternative rock band Jebediah`s debut album, Slightly Odway. It was released on 22 June 1998, and reached number 46 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. "Harpoon" polled twice in the 1998 Triple J Ho...
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19. Harpoon
    (missile) The `Harpoon` is an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile system, developed and manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Defense, Space & Security). In 2004, Boeing delivered the 7,000th Harpoon unit since the weapon`s introduction in 1977. The missile system has...
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20. Harpoon
    (video game) `Harpoon` is a computer game developed by Three-Sixty Pacific, Inc. in 1989 for the PC/MS-DOS. This was the first game in the Harpoon series. Plot: The player is the commander of either NATO or Soviet forces, commanding ships and aircraft, selecting from over 100 different...
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