Hyphenation of harpoon

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word harpoon? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

har-poon

Definitions of harpoon:

1.	A spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing Used for catching large fish or whales A strong line is attached to it
2.	Spear with a harpoon Harpoon whales

Synonyms of harpoon:

noun	spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance
verb	catch, grab, take hold of

Last hyphenations of this language

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