rope of a harpoon

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• harpoon line — noun a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner s boat • Hypernyms: ↑rope • Part Holonyms: ↑harpoon * * * noun : a light strong manila rope with a flexible lay now used principally for purse lines …   Useful english dictionary

• Harpoon — Har*poon (h[aum]r*p[=oo]n ), n. [F. harpon, LL. harpo, perh. of Ger. origin, fr. the harp; cf. F. harper to take and grasp strongly, harpe a dog s claw, harpin boathook (the sense of hook coming from the shape of the harp); but cf. also Gr. a rph …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Harpoon fork — Harpoon Har*poon (h[aum]r*p[=oo]n ), n. [F. harpon, LL. harpo, perh. of Ger. origin, fr. the harp; cf. F. harper to take and grasp strongly, harpe a dog s claw, harpin boathook (the sense of hook coming from the shape of the harp); but cf. also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Harpoon gun — Harpoon Har*poon (h[aum]r*p[=oo]n ), n. [F. harpon, LL. harpo, perh. of Ger. origin, fr. the harp; cf. F. harper to take and grasp strongly, harpe a dog s claw, harpin boathook (the sense of hook coming from the shape of the harp); but cf. also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• harpoon — ► NOUN ▪ a barbed spear like missile attached to a long rope and thrown by hand or fired from a gun, used for catching whales and other large sea creatures. ► VERB ▪ spear with a harpoon. DERIVATIVES harpooner noun. ORIGIN French harpon, from… …   English terms dictionary

• Harpoon — A harpoon is a long spear like instrument used in fishing to catch fish or other large aquatic animals such as whales. It accomplishes this task by impaling the target animal, with the fishermen then using the a rope or chain attached to the butt …   Wikipedia

• harpoon — UK [hɑː(r)ˈpuːn] / US [hɑrˈpun] noun [countable] Word forms harpoon : singular harpoon plural harpoons a weapon consisting of a blade on a pole fixed to a rope, used for hunting whales and big fish Derived word: harpoon UK / US verb transitive… …   English dictionary

• harpoon — harpooner, n. harpoonlike, adj. /hahr poohn /, n. 1. a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish. 2. (cap.) Mil. a jet powered, radar guided U.S. Navy …   Universalium

• harpoon — [[t]hɑː(r)pu͟ːn[/t]] harpoons, harpooning, harpooned 1) N COUNT A harpoon is a long pointed weapon with a long rope attached to it, which is fired or thrown by people hunting whales or large sea fish. 2) VERB To harpoon a whale or large fish… …   English dictionary

• harpoon — n. & v. n. a barbed spearlike missile with a rope attached, for catching whales etc. v.tr. spear with a harpoon. Phrases and idioms: harpoon gun a gun for firing a harpoon. Derivatives: harpooner n. Etymology: F harpon f. harpe clamp f. L harpa f …   Useful english dictionary

• rope — Synonyms and related words: Havana, allure, ample scope, anchor, anchor chain, anchor rode, attach, attract, ax, backropes, bag, bait, bait the hook, band, bandage, becket, beheading, belt, belvedere, bend, bind, bind up, blandish, blank check,… …   Moby Thesaurus