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spear gun

American  

noun

  1. a device for shooting a barbed missile under water, usually by means of gas under pressure, a strong rubber band, or a powerful spring.


spear gun British  

noun

  1. a device for shooting spears underwater

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

He quickly learned that the best method of bass removal was a spear gun.

From New York Times Aug. 16, 2021

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

Weight belt, knife, compass, spear gun with safety cap on, mask fitting tightly, and the pack in place.

From The Flying Stingaree by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

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