harpoon

• Nom désignant un projectile barbelé, semblable à une lance, que l'on lance pour chasser les gros poissons ou les mammifères marins, et qui est généralement attaché à une corde ou à un filin.

A noun referring to a barbed, spear-like projectile used for hunting large fish or marine mammals, typically attached to a rope.

1. Barbed spear for huntingB2formal

   A barbed spear-like weapon used for hunting large fish or marine mammals, typically attached to a rope.

   Harpon de chasse marine

   • The whaler threw the harpoon with great force.
   • Traditional Inuit hunters use harpoons to catch seals.
   • The harpoon struck the whale, and the rope tightened immediately.

   Synonymesgiglanceleisterspear

• Verbe signifiant frapper ou tuer avec un harpon, lance barbelée utilisée pour la chasse aux gros poissons ou aux mammifères marins.

A verb meaning to strike or kill with a harpoon, a barbed spear-like missile used in hunting large fish or marine mammals.

1. To strike with a harpoonC1formal

   To hit or kill a marine animal, such as a whale or fish, using a barbed spear-like weapon attached to a rope.

   Harponner

   • The whalers harpooned the whale from their boat.
   • He harpooned a large tuna during the fishing expedition.
   • The crew prepared to harpoon the shark that was circling the vessel.