Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spearfishing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: spearfish-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From spear + fishing.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

spearphishing

Questions

What does spearfishing mean?: 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.
Where does spearfishing come from?: From spear + fishing.

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