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harpooned

/hɑrˈpund/ /hɑːrˈpuːnd/

Meanings
verb
To shoot something with a harpoon.

Examples :

"The whalers harpooned the whale in the open ocean. "
nautical weapon action fish

Related Words

Illustration ocean

ocean noun

/ˈəʊ.ʃən/ /ˈoʊ.ʃən/

One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

"The ocean separates the continents of Africa and South America. "

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

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shoot noun

/ʃuːt/

The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.

"The young plant's shoot pushed its way through the cracked pavement. "

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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harpoon noun

/hɑːˈpuːn/ /hɑːɹˈpuːn/

A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.

"The whaling crew used a harpoon to catch the massive whale. "

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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open adjective

/ˈəʊ.pən/ /ˈoʊ.pən/

Not closed

"The door is open, so the cool air can come in. "

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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whalers noun

/ˈweɪlərz/ /ˈhweɪlərz/

One who hunts whales; a person employed in the whaling industry.

"In the 19th century, whalers traveled the oceans in search of whales for their oil and blubber. "

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whale noun

/weɪl/

Any of several species of large sea mammals of the infraorder Cetacea.

"The whale spouted water high into the air as it passed by the research ship. "