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Meaning of Harpoon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
hɑːɹˈpuːn

Definitions

  1. A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
  2. A sharp tip within a disposable syringe, used to penetrate the stopper.
  3. A harmonica.
    slang

Equivalents

العربية الحربة حَرْبُون
Bosanski harpun харпун
Català arpó arponar
Čeština harpuna
Cymraeg tryfer tryferu
Dansk harpun
Deutsch Harpune
Ελληνικά καμάκι
Esperanto harpuno
Español arpón arponar
Euskara arpoi arpoitu
فارسی شل
Suomi harppunoida harppuuna
Français harpon harponner
Gàidhlig morghath
Galego arpón fisgar
Hrvatski harpun харпун
Magyar szigony szigonyoz
Bahasa Indonesia serampang tempuling
Íslenska skutull
Italiano arpionare arpione fiocinare
日本語 ハープーン 銛
ქართული ბარჯი
Қазақша сүңгі
한국어 뭇 작살
Te Reo Māori haeana
Македонски харпун
Nederlands harpoen harpoeneren
Polski harpun
Português arpão arpoar
Română harpon
Русский гарпун острога
Slovenčina harpúna
Shqip fuzhnjë
Српски harpun харпун
Svenska harpun harpunera
ไทย ฉมวก
Tagalog salapang
Türkçe zıpkın
Українська гарпун
Tiếng Việt lao lao móc

Examples

“I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

harpoon fork harpoon gun Harpooned harpooneer Harpooner Harpooning

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