harpoon
/hɑːˈpuːn/noun
उच्चारण हार्पून
भाला (मछली पकड़ने का), हार्पून
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[C]
a weapon like a spear that you can throw or fire from a gun and is used for catching large fish and whales
भाला (मछली पकड़ने का), हार्पून
- The fishermen used a harpoon to catch the whale.
- The sailor aimed his harpoon at the great shape moving under the water.
- The old whaler kept a rusty harpoon on the wall of his house.
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- A harpoon was fired from the deck of the ship.
- The museum displays a harpoon used by fishermen long ago.
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[T] ~ sth
to hit something with a harpoon
भाले से मारना
- to harpoon a whale
- The hunters harpooned the whale from a small boat early in the morning.
- The sailors tried to harpoon the huge shark.
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- He harpooned the fish and pulled it into the boat.
- The whale had been harpooned twice before it escaped.
AaSpelling
har·poon
?Which word?
Keep the spear words together: harpoon (for whales and large fish), javelin (a light spear thrown in sport), lance (a long spear used by soldiers on horses in the past), trident (a three-pointed spear), spear.
भाले के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: harpoon (व्हेल और बड़ी मछलियों के लिए), javelin (खेल में फेंका जाने वाला हल्का भाला), lance (पुराने समय में घुड़सवार सैनिकों का लंबा भाला), trident (त्रिशूल), spear।
§Grammar and usage
HarPOON.
Pronunciation: harpoon में stress दूसरे syllable पर आता है, यानी harPOON। Harpoon एक भाला जैसा हथियार है जिससे मछलियाँ पकड़ी जाती हैं।