Harpoon - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: harpoonevidentiary harpoon
evidentiary harpoon [from the comparison of such evidence to a harpoon, which can be retracted after it has injured its target] : evidence consisting esp. of a police officer's statement that is improper and is knowingly offered by the prosecution to prejudice the defendant in the eyes of the jury ...
Harpooneer
An harpooner...
Harpooner
One who throws the harpoon...
Billethead
A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat around which the harpoon line is run out when the whale darts off...
Fishgig
A spear with barbed prongs used for harpooning fish...
Foreganger
A short rope grafted on a harpoon to which a longer line may be attached...
Harping iron
A harpoon...
Harpoon
A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish as whales a harping iron It consists of a long shank with a broad flat triangular head sharpened at both edges and is thrown by hand or discharged from a gun...
Lance
A weapon of war consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head a spear carried by horsemen and often decorated with a small flag also a spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen...
manta ray
An extremely large pelagic tropical ray of the family Mobulidae that feeds on plankton and small fishes It is usually harmless but its size up to 20 feet across and up to a ton in weight make it dangerous if harpooned Called also manta sea devil and devilfish See also Cephaloptera and Sea devil...
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