halberd
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- noun
- /ˈhæl.bɚd/
- Archaic
:
alabarda
- Looking past their stone faces into the hall below, all she saw at first were bared blades: the boyars' drawn swords, the Gendarmes' poleaxes, and the guards' halberds.
- swords and halberds
- pikes and halberds
- halberd-bearing guards
Examples
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During the reenactment, soldiers wielded halberds, which were vital in battles of the Renaissance period.
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Flanked by costumed guards holding halberds, she stood before the Tower of London, gloved fingers at her throat, a hand steadying a great round yellow hat.
Fiction book (1991) -
A bunch of chaos chosen and regular chaos warriors with halberds and great weapons.
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Spears, axes, clubs, star headed maces and halberds were the most common weapons and could be made from stone, bronze, or bone.
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Two blue-coated elven warriors, each carrying a silver-bladed halberd, rushed forward from a palace guardpost.
Fiction book (1992) -
Twin phalanxes of elven warriors, standing on the glasslike floor, greeted them, bearing gleaming halberds held upright to form two rows of weapons.
Fiction book (1992) -
The museum has an impressive collection of halberds that showcase the intricacies of 15th-century weaponry.
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In the historical demonstration, a knight skillfully showcased how to use a halberd during combat.
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Etymology
Halberd comes from the old German word Hellebarde, which likely joined parts like halb 'half' and barte 'axe'. A helpful image is a 'half-axe, half-spear' on a long pole — that mixed design is exactly what a halberd is.