Harpoon

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• Harpoon — Un misil Harpoon en el museo Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Tipo Misil antibuque País de origen …   Wikipedia Español

• Harpoon — Har*poon (h[aum]r*p[=oo]n ), n. [F. harpon, LL. harpo, perh. of Ger. origin, fr. the harp; cf. F. harper to take and grasp strongly, harpe a dog s claw, harpin boathook (the sense of hook coming from the shape of the harp); but cf. also Gr. a rph …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Harpoon — (engl. für Harpune) bezeichnet ein Computerspiel, siehe Harpoon (Computerspiel) einen Seezielflugkörper, siehe AGM 84 Harpoon ein Funksystem von Telefunken, siehe SY 5000 Di …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Harpoon — Har*poon , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harpooned} ( p[=oo]nd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harpooning}.] To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• harpoon — ► NOUN ▪ a barbed spear like missile attached to a long rope and thrown by hand or fired from a gun, used for catching whales and other large sea creatures. ► VERB ▪ spear with a harpoon. DERIVATIVES harpooner noun. ORIGIN French harpon, from… …   English terms dictionary

• harpoon — [här po͞on′] n. [MDu harpoen < MFr harpon < harper, to claw, grip < ON harpa, to squeeze, cramp: for IE base see HARP] a barbed spear with a line attached to it, used for spearing whales or other large sea animals vt. to strike or catch… …   English World dictionary

• Harpoon — type aircraft command and launch subsystem missle; Lockheed maritime reconnaissance bomber …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• HARPOON — AGM 84 Harpoon Die AGM 84 Harpoon ist ein Seezielflugkörper, der seit 1976 von dem US amerikanischen Hersteller Boeing in diversen Varianten produziert wird. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Entwicklung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Harpoon — A harpoon is a long spear like instrument used in fishing to catch fish or other large aquatic animals such as whales. It accomplishes this task by impaling the target animal, with the fishermen then using the a rope or chain attached to the butt …   Wikipedia

• harpoon — UK [hɑː(r)ˈpuːn] / US [hɑrˈpun] noun [countable] Word forms harpoon : singular harpoon plural harpoons a weapon consisting of a blade on a pole fixed to a rope, used for hunting whales and big fish Derived word: harpoon UK / US verb transitive… …   English dictionary