Harpoon
English Meaning
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.
- A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
- To strike, kill, or capture with or as if with a spearlike weapon.