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Harpoon
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(harpoons, harpooning, harpooned) 1. A harpoon is a long pointed weapon with a long rope attached to it, which is fired or thrown by people hunting whales or large sea fish. N-COUNT 2. To harpoon a whale or large fish means to hit it with a harpoon. Norwegian whalers said yesterday they had harpooned a female minke whale. VERB: V n
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noun Etymology: probably from Dutch harpoen, from Middle Dutch, from Old French harpon brooch, from harper to grapple Date: 1625 a barbed spear or javelin used especially in hunting large fish or whales • ~ transitive verb • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. a barbed spearlike missile with a rope attached, for catching whales etc. --v.tr. spear with a harpoon. Phrases and idioms harpoon-gun a gun for firing a harpoon. Derivatives harpooner n. Etymology: F harpon f. harpe clamp f. L harpa f. Gk harpe sickle ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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"Гарпун" Противокорабельная крылатая ракета морского базирования. Дальность полета - до 110 км. Может базироваться на кораблях - модификация RGM-84, самолетах - AGM-84, подводных лодках - UGM-84 ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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- 1613, from Fr. harpon, from O.Fr. harpon "cramp iron, clamp," from harper "to grapple, grasp," possibly of Gmc. origin, or from L. harpa- "hook" (cf. harpagonem "grappling hook," from Gk. *harpagon, related to harpe "sickle"). Sense and spelling perhaps infl. by Du. or Basque, the first whaling peoples, who usually accompanied Eng. sailors on their early expeditions. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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