Spearfishing

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  • n. a form of fishing in which the fisherman attempts to impale the fish upon a spear, which can be thrust or thrown by hand, or with a spear gun
    • Word Usage
    "But some of the more recent attacks use a more sophisticated technique known as spearfishing, where the attacker sends a very legitimate-looking email to several employees."
    Verb Form
    spearfishes    spearfishing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    billfish   
    Variant
    spearfishes   
     
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