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warhammer

warhammer

1 7.9
A heavy hammer with a long handle used in battle to break armor
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːrˌhæmər/
translation icon : martillo de guerra
  • The knight swung his warhammer with all his strength to break the enemy's armor.

And then by the time they were Nobunaga's the one that interior comes Ezekiel with the warhammer and then you die.

Examples

  • Wulfgar charged forward, catching his magical warhammer back in his grasp.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • "A call to war!" Wulfgar roared, slapping Aegis-fang, the mighty warhammer Bruenor had forged for him, across his open palm.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • No, he had a warhammer blessed by St. George himself.

    Blog text (30)

  • A single stride took him the length of the bed to the wall, near the hooks holding his magnificent warhammer.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • But so going into battle, things like maces and warhammers tend to be the side arm of, you know, a cavalryman.

  • He took up his warhammer in both hands and rushed into the bulk of the surrounding group, whipping Aegis-fang back and forth repeatedly.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • A hundred dwarves roared and charged forward, heaving axes and warhammers into the charging goblin throng.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Wulfgar, in a suit of natural hide, a wolf's head set in front of his great chest, walked behind the dwarf, with Aegis-fang, his warhammer, angled out across the crook of his elbow in front of him.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • He heard the crash of the warhammer-blasted door, the sizzle of Catti-brie's arrows, and cries from several places, even a growl or two, and cursed his luck for being caught out of fun's way.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • During the battle, he used his warhammer to crush the shields of the opposing warriors.

Synonyms

sledgehammer
vswarhammer
35 3.9

A large heavy tool with a long handle used to break stone or drive stakes

is designed for combat to strike or crush armor
mace
vswarhammer
3 9.0

A heavy club with a metal head used in battles long ago

uses blunt heavy force aimed to crush armor rather than spike or pierce
hammer-axe
vswarhammer
9.9

A weapon with a hammer on one side and an axe blade on the other

focuses on a single heavy blunt head designed to strike or crush armor

How Heavy

maul
21 7.5
poleaxe
  • Archaic
9.9
warhammer
1 7.9
mace
3 9.0

Surface Forms

warhammer singular
warhammers plural

Morphology

warhammer = war + hammer (transparent) = war + hammer

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'war' + 'hammer' = a hammer used in warfare, which a typical learner can infer.

Etymology

The word warhammer is made from two words, war ('battle') and hammer, the common tool for hitting things, and it literally means 'hammer for war'. That's why a warhammer is a heavy weapon with a hammer-like head used to strike or crush armor.