harpoon

long spear-like instrument used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other marine hunting
Product weapon_type Q207574
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harpoon

Summary

harpoon is a weapon type[1]. harpoon draws 1,740 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_type category, ranking #194 of 694).[2]

Key Facts

  • harpoon's instance of is recorded as weapon type[3].
  • harpoon is a type of weapon[4].
  • harpoon is a type of fishing tackle[5].
  • harpoon's Commons category is recorded as Harpoons[6].
  • harpoon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Harpoons[7].
  • harpoon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • harpoon's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for harpoon include NRP Arpão[10], an attack submarine[11]; Harpon[12], a destroyer[13]; and Harpoon[14], a missile family[15].

Why It Matters

harpoon draws 1,740 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_type category, ranking #194 of 694).[2] harpoon has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] harpoon is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Entities named for harpoon include NRP Arpão[10], an attack submarine[11]; Harpon[12], a destroyer[13]; and Harpoon[14], a missile family[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [14] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id Q296947
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11493]]: Q296947, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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