Synonyms for harpoon
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hahr-poon |
| Phonetic Transcription : hɑrˈpun |
Top 10 synonyms for harpoon Other synonyms for the word harpoon
- anlace
- arbalest
- archery
- arrow
- assegai
- atlatl
- ax
- axe
- backsword
- ballista
- banderilla
- barong
- bat
- baton
- battle-ax
- bayonet
- bazooka
- billy club
- blackjack
- blade
- blowgun
- bludgeon
- bolt
- boomerang
- bore
- bow and arrow
- bowie knife
- brass knuckles
- catapult
- cleaver
- club
- crossbow
- cudgel
- cutlass
- dagger
- dart
- dirk
- flamethrower
- harpoon
- hatchet
- howitzer
- hunting knife
- javelin
- lance
- musket
- nuclear bomb
- nunchaku
- pistol
- revolver
- rifle
- saber
- scythe
- shotgun
- skewer
- slingshot
- spear
- spike
- spire
- stiletto
- switchblade
- sword
- tear gas
- trident
- weapon
Définition of harpoon
Origin :- 1610s, from French harpon, from Old French harpon "cramp iron, clamp, clasp" (described as a mason's tool for fastening stones together), from harper "to grapple, grasp," possibly of Germanic origin, or from Latin harpa- "hook" (cf. harpagonem "grappling hook," from Greek *harpagon, related to harpe "sickle"). Earlier harping-iron (mid-15c.). Sense and spelling perhaps influenced by Dutch (cf. Middle Dutch harpoen) or Basque, the language of the first whaling peoples, who often accompanied English sailors on their early expeditions. Also see -oon.
- As in weapon : noun arm, armament
- As in javelin : noun spear
- As in spear : noun weapon
- In addition to the harpoon every swordfish fisherman carries a lance.
- Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
- He had not time to get it from the sheath before I had the harpoon through him.
- Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- We supposed that the paddle and the harpoon went with the kayak.
- Extract from : « Left on Labrador » by Charles Asbury Stephens
- He had a harpoon and I had a knife and we beat them and took their ship.
- Extract from : « The Beach of Dreams » by H. De Vere Stacpoole
- Then the whalers did not use a gun, but threw the harpoon by hand.
- Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
- Almost before the harpoon has struck the boat is backed swiftly.
- Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
- Gets harpooned, rubs the harpoon into himself, and slays himself.
- Extract from : « Early English Meals and Manners » by Various
- Simply the circumstance of his having held on to the harpoon.
- Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid
- That was the tightening of the line attached to the handle of the harpoon.
- Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid
- The order when the harpooner has thrown his harpoon into the whale.
- Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
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