
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'harpoon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. 2021 The effects are particularly nifty, and the underwater photography, including the climactic parachute-submersible- harpoon mêlée, is tremendous.īilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct.

Tim Zimmermann, Outside Online, 30 July 2010 Proof of their resilience came in 2007, when a bowhead caught off this same stretch of Alaskan coast was found to have a fragment of a Victorian harpoon embedded in its neck. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News, Goldsberry first built a harpoon gun, firing it by accident through his garage door and denting his car. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, Nearly 50 defense leaders from around the world met Monday and agreed to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, including a harpoon launcher and missiles to protect its coast, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters. A harpoon is a long spear-like instrument and tool used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other marine hunting to catch and injure large fish or marine. Baldor,, Nearly 50 defense leaders from around the world met Monday and agreed to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, including a harpoon launcher and missiles to protect its coast, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters.

Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, Nearly 50 defense leaders from around the world met Monday and agreed to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, including a harpoon launcher and missiles to protect its coast, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters. Recent Examples on the Web The heavy creature then swam back to the boat where the group was able to pull it up on deck with a harpoon and gaffs.īrian Whipkey, USA TODAY, 23 July 2022 Austin said that Denmark, in particular, announced that it will send a harpoon launcher and missiles to help Ukraine defend its coast while the Czech Republic recently donated attack helicopters, tanks and rocket systems.
