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HARPOON GUN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does harpoon gun mean?
• HARPOON GUN (noun)
The noun HARPOON GUN has 1 sense:
1. a cannon or similar gun that fires harpoons
Familiarity information: HARPOON GUN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cannon or similar gun that fires harpoons
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("harpoon gun" is a kind of...):
cannon (a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels)
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