transcription, транскрипция: [ hɑ:ˈpu:n ]
n. & v. --n. a barbed spearlike missile with a rope attached, for catching whales etc. --v.tr. spear with a harpoon. øharpoon-gun a gun for firing a harpoon. øøharpooner n. [F harpon f. harpe clamp f. L harpa f. Gk harpe sickle]