harpoon
noun
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.
harpoonlike
-
a word derived from
harpoon.
Example Sentences
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After being ingested, this pathogen fires a harpoonlike filament and injects its cellular machinery into a host cell to produce more spores.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 27, 2022
Every legionnaire carried a harpoonlike spear called a pilum, a g/adius, a dagger, and about a hundred pounds of other equipment.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
