polearm 1

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Definition

a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user's effective range.

Examples

1.Because they contain relatively little metal, polearms are cheap to make, which has made them the favored weapon of peasant levies.

Synonyms

pole weapon 1

Hyponym

Lochaber ax 1

noun

a battle-ax formerly used by Scottish Highlanders

pike 4

noun

medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet

poleax 2

noun

a battle ax used in the Middle Ages; a long handled ax and a pick

glaive 1

noun

a European polearm weapon, consisting of a single-edged blade on the end of a pole.

bardiche 1

noun

a polearm with a long blade that extends beyond the shaft, known in the 16th and 17th centuries in Eastern Europe.

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