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单词 speargun
释义

speargun

noun

spear·​gun ˈspir-ˌgən How to pronounce speargun (audio)
: a gun that shoots a spear and is used in spearfishing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The fish don’t typically try to swim away quickly when humans approach them, and some can even be caught with a diver’s bare hands, although they’re most often caught with a standard handheld net or a speargun. Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Mar. 2022 Biannual speargun fishing competitions held at the San Marcos River, as well as almost weekly diving expeditions by the Texas A&M research team, are working to pluck the pesky Plecos out of the river each year by the thousands. Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Mar. 2022 Emma Shearman held her speargun and focused on her breathing. New York Times, 3 Aug. 2020 But some younger men still hunt with lightweight spearguns, swimming out to sea and firing at close-range. Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019 Some younger men hunt with lightweight spearguns, swimming out to sea and firing at close-range. Christina Larson, The Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2019 But some younger men still hunt with lightweight spearguns, swimming out to sea and firing at close-range. Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019 Some younger men hunt with lightweight spearguns, swimming out to sea and firing at close-range. Christina Larson, The Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2019 But some younger men still hunt with lightweight spearguns, swimming out to sea and firing at close-range. Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

speargun

noun

as in rifle

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