exploding harpoon

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exploding harpoon

noun exploding harpoons

A large, heavy, harpoon armed with explosives in the head, used in whaling to strike and fatally wound cetaceans.
Similar: explosive harpoon, whaling harpoon

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@misc{exploding_harpoon_2026,
  title = {exploding harpoon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exploding%20harpoon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}