Harpoon
Anti-ship weapons system
A harpoon is a barbed spear designed to be thrown or fired at large marine animals—whales, seals, large fish.
The barbs prevent the weapon from pulling free, allowing hunters to secure their catch with an attached line.
To harpoon is to strike with such a weapon: The crew harpooned a whale off the starboard bow.
Figuratively, to harpoon something is to attack or destroy it decisively.
Pole with sharp point
Ahab · whaleboat · Nantucket · Queequeg · bowhead · baleen · Inuit · toggling
Aquatic hunting with sharp poles
- barbBackward-pointing spike
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- tunaLarge edible ocean fish
swordfish · marlin · throw · thrust · rope · retrieval · gaff · billfish
Two-position switch
- headUppermost body part
- lanyardWearable cord for items
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
- buoyTethered nautical signal
barbed · pronged · detachable · trigger · gun · cannon · pneumatic · explosive
spear
Pole with sharp point
Ahab · flensing · whaleboat · Nantucket · Queequeg · bowhead · baleen · Inuit · toggling · lance
spearfishing
Aquatic hunting with sharp poles
tuna · swordfish · marlin · throw · thrust · rope · retrieval · gaff · billfish · target
toggle
Two-position switch
buoy · barbed · pronged · detachable · trigger · gun · cannon · pneumatic · explosive · grenade
umiak
Inuit skin-frame vessel
kayak · toggling · ice · Arctic · subsistence · tradition · ancestral · hunt · community · sustainable
AGM
Yearly shareholder assembly
warfare · military · weapon · guided · cruise · radar · submarine · destroyer · strike · targeting
- Military HardwareMirage, frigate, destroyer, submarine, howitzer
- Missilesmissile, ICBM, cruise missile, ballistic missile, guided missile
- Munitionsbombs, missiles, bullets, ordnance, warheads
- naval weaponstorpedo, naval guns, cannon, naval mines, gun turret
- New England CompaniesDunkin, Fidelity, Liberty Mutual, New Balance, Wayfair
- guided weaponsguided bomb, smart bomb, laser-guided bomb, cruise missile, Maverick
Harpoonshield
Handheld defensive armor
release mechanism · armor · net · life preserver · bolt cutters
Harpoonwildlife rehabilitation
Treating injured wild creatures
catch-and-release · animal liberation · fish ladder · sanctuary · marine sanctuary
- harpoon gunDevice shooting barbed projectiles
- harpoon line
harpoons, harpooned, harpooning, harpooner, harpooneer, harpooners