harpoen

From Middle Dutch arpoen, from Middle French harpon (“hook, hold-on”). Cognate with English harpoon, German Harpune.

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• Hyphenation: har‧poen

harpoen m (plural harpoenen, diminutive harpoentje n)

1. A harpoon, short spearlike weapon with tenderhooks thrown at the target, of various sizes and types, e.g. used for whaling
2. Some similar weapons
3. (heraldry) A figure representing a harpoon

• (harpoon types) vissersharpoen, walrusharpoen, walvisharpoen
• harpoenen (verb)
• harpoenijzer n
• harpoenkanon n
• harpoenkist
• harpoenreiger m
• harpoenslot n
• harpoenstok m
• harpoenwerper m

• harpoeneren (verb)
• harpoender m
• harpoenier m
• harpoenist m

• Swedish: harpun
  • Finnish: harppuuna