spearfishing

English

Etymology

From spear +‎ fishing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

spearfishing (uncountable)

1. A form of fishing in which the fisherman attempts to impale the fish upon a spear, which may be thrust or thrown by hand or with a spear gun.
   • 2020 July 14, Tom Mashberg, “Jay Riffe, Spearfishing King, Is Dead at 82”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Today, Riffe International makes all of its spearfishing equipment a few miles down the road in San Clemente.

Derived terms

• spearphishing

 

Translations

Translations

• German: Speerfischen (de) n