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Definition of harpoon verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

harpoon

verb

NAmE//hɑrˈpun//

harpoon somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they harpoon

he / she / it harpoons

past simple harpooned

-ing form harpooning

to hit something with a harpoon Thousands of whales have been harpooned in these waters.

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