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Definitions for Harpoon

[1] a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
[2] (initial capital letter ) Military . a jet-powered, radar-guided U.S. Navy cruise missile with a high explosive warhead designed for use against surface ships and launchable from a surface vessel, submerged submarine, or aircraft.
[3] to strike, catch, or kill with or as if with a harpoon.
[4] a barbed missile attached to a long cord and hurled or fired from a gun when hunting whales, etc (as modifier ) a harpoon gun
[5] (tr) to spear with or as if with a harpoon

Words related to Harpoon

pistol, bomb, sword, gun, missile, cannon, rifle, machete, ammunition, firearm, knife, shotgun, revolver, blade, skewer, bayonet, dart, catapult, dagger, spear

Words nearby Harpoon

harpers ferry, harpies, harping, harpings, harpist, harpoon, harpoon gun, harpsichord, harpy, harpy eagle, harquebus

Origin of Harpoon

1590–1600; < Dutch harpoen ≪ Old French harpon a clasp, brooch, equivalent to harp- (< Latin harpē < Greek: hook) + -on diminutive suffix

Other words from Harpoon

har·poon·er , noun
har·poon·like , adjective

Word origin for Harpoon

C17: probably from Dutch harpoen, from Old French harpon clasp, from harper to seize, perhaps of Scandinavian origin

Synonyms for Harpoon

ammunition, bomb, cannon, firearm, gun, knife, machete, machine gun, missile, nerve gas, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, sword, tear gas, arbalest, archery, arrow, assegai, ax, axe, backsword, ballista, banderilla, barong, bat, baton, battle-ax, bayonet, bazooka, blackjack, blade, blowgun, bludgeon, boomerang, catapult, cleaver, club, crossbow, cudgel, cutlass, dagger, dart, dirk, flamethrower, hatchet, howitzer, lance, musket, saber, scythe, slingshot, spear, spike, stiletto, switchblade, anlace, atlatl, billy club, bow and arrow, bowie knife, brass knuckles, hunting knife, nuclear bomb, nunchaku