polearm

English

Alternative forms

• pole arm

Etymology

From pole +‎ arm. The term is of modern provenance, not appearing until the late 1800s.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊlˌɑɹm/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

polearm (plural polearms)

Various polearms

2. A close-quarter combat weapon with the main fighting part of the weapon placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood.

   Synonyms: pole weapon, bill (broadly synonymous)

   Hypernyms: cold weapon, white arm < weapon

   Hyponyms: bill (precisely hyponymous), poleaxe, pollaxe, billhook, pike

   Coordinate terms: spear; sword, knife; edged weapon; firearm < gun < ranged weapon

Derived terms

• polearmed

Translations

close-combat weapon

• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 長柄武器 / 长柄武器 (chángbǐng wǔqì)

• Czech: dřevcová zbraň f
• Finnish: salkoase
• French: arme d'hast (fr) f
• Galician: bisarma f
• German: Stangenwaffe f
• Italian: arma in asta f, arma da getto f, arma da lancio f, lanciatoie f pl
• Persian: ناچخ (fa) (nâčax)
• Polish: broń drzewcowa f
• Spanish: arma de asta m, arma de pértiga m, arma de pertigal m

See also

• battle axe
• bill
• halberd

Anagrams

• Palermo, Palmero, Palmore, Pleroma, leproma, pleroma