harpoon – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
harpoon
n.
barbed spear attached to a rope (used in hunting whales and large fish)
v.
hunt with a harpoon; spear as if with a harpoon
Harpoon
A
harpoon is a long
spear-like instrument used in
fishing,
whaling,
sealing, and other marine
hunting to catch fish or large marine mammals such as
whales. It accomplishes this task by impaling the target animal and securing it with barbs or toggling claws, 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 used as a
weapon.
harpoon
Noun
1. a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
(hypernym) spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance
(member-holonym) fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig
(part-meronym) fluke
Verb
1. spear with a harpoon; "harpoon whales"
(hypernym) catch, grab, take hold of
(derivation) harpooner, harpooneer
harpoon
n.
harpuna
v.
harpunovat
harpoon
Rzecz.
harpun
Czas.
łowić na harpun
