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Trident vs Harpoon - What's the difference?

trident | harpoon |

As nouns the difference between trident and harpoon

is that trident is a three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork while harpoon is a spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.

As a verb harpoon is

to hunt something with a harpoon.

trident

Noun

(en noun)
  • A three-pronged spear somewhat resembling a pitchfork.
  • Poseidon's trident
  • (geometry) A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in the opposite direction.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    harpoon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
  • (slang) A harmonica.
  • Derived terms

    * harpoon fork

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hunt something with a harpoon.
  • Derived terms

    * harpooner

    See also

    * spear English transitive verbs