spearfish
IPA: spˈɪrfɪʃ
noun
- Any of the genus Tetrapturus of marlins, a type of fish with the upper jaw elongated into a spearlike bill.
- Any striped marlin (Kajikia audax)
- Any quillback (Carpioides cyprinus
- A city in South Dakota, united States of America.
verb
- To try to catch a fish using a spear or spear gun.
- To fish for spearfish by any method.
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Examples of "spearfish" in Sentences
- The Spearfish data set unpacks to one such location.
- People spearfish for sport, for commerce or simply to eat.
- Spearfish Canyon to the north has many places to rock climb.
- Spearfish holds the world record for the fastest temperature change.
- The marlin is a large game fish sometimes also known as the spearfish.
- It has been replaced in service by the much more capable Spearfish torpedo.
- Spearfish was depth charged throughout the day but finally eluded the escorts.