spear gun
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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“Murina,” an impressively tense, psychologically astute drama from Croatia, opens with a glimpse of Chekhov’s spear gun, a device not uncommon in tales of underwater peril.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2022
As an adult I took up interests in marine biology and underwater photography, ultimately trading the spear gun of my childhood for my first professional underwater camera.
From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2022
I had just enough time to lift my spear gun and try to fend it off.
From The Guardian • Jan. 2, 2019
Mr Craig said he placed his spear gun between himself and the shark as it swam by him in Shark Bay, about 800km north of Perth, the state capital.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2017
He threw himself to one side and forward, dropping the spear gun, one hand outstretched.
From The Flying Stingaree by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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