Bolt and Harpoon

Bolt

Bolt noun - A screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener.

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Harpoon and bolt are semantically related In some cases you can use "Harpoon" instead a noun "Bolt".

Nearby Words: bolted, bolter, bolting

Harpoon noun - A spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it.

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Bolt and harpoon are semantically related in weapon topic. Sometimes you can use "Bolt" instead a noun "Harpoon".

Nearby Words: harpooned, harpooning

long	long bolt	long harpoon
original	original bolt	original harpoon
single	single bolt	single harpoon
simple	simple bolt	simple harpoon
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, massive, poisoned, explosive, random, literal, said, giant, magical.

Discworld book The Fifth Elephant features a small concealable weapon consisting of a tube, a spring and a crossbow bolt, which seems to be a sort of miniature harpoon gun.

Source: Harpoon Gun
In the Star Trek: Typhon Pact novel Zero-Sum Game, Bashir and Sarina Douglas have "bolt-launchers" which resemble tiny harpoon-guns trailing monofiliment wire.

Source: Grappling-Hook Pistol
Grappling-Hook Pistol: In Zero Sum Game, Bashir and Sarina Douglas have "bolt-launchers" which resemble tiny harpoon-guns trailing monofilament wire.

Source: Literature / Star Trek: Typhon Pact

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