harpoon
noun/hɑrˈpuːn/
Frequency rank: #15,282 most common English word
Meaning
A barbed spear-like weapon thrown or fired to catch whales or large fish.
Example sentence
The fisherman threw his harpoon into the water to catch the large whale.
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