spearpoint
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- noun
- /ˈspɪrˌpɔɪnt/
:
punta de lanza
- The archaeologist discovered several ancient spearpoints made of flint at the excavation site.
Examples
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Luo had taken a spearpoint in his shield, and he displayed the gouge proudly.
Fiction book (1990) -
With hysterical steadiness, he cut into the largest nut with the spearpoint.
Fiction book (1999) -
In a smooth move born of long habit, he extracted an ivory-handled knife with a six-inch spearpoint blade.
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PHOTO (COLOR): Flint spearpoints litter the surface of Gbekli Tepe.
Academic text (2008) -
For Harrison, the virtual absence of these spectacular, pressure-flaked spearpoints in the archaeological record is evidence that prehistoric Aborigines did not invest the time and effort to make these beautiful objects that their descendants did.
Academic text (2008) -
Countless petroglyphs, stone ruins, spearpoints, and other evidence trace human occupation back to the Archaic period (ca. 8000 B.C.-A.D. 400).
Academic text (2008) -
Hunters in the region prefer using spearpoints made from durable metal for better hunting efficiency.
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The museum displayed a collection of beautifully crafted spearpoints from different prehistoric cultures.
Synonyms
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The sharp end of something like a knife or mountain
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A pointed metal or stone tip at the end of a spear
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A sharp metal or stone tip on a spear for piercing
Idioms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spearpoint is made of two plain English words, spear meaning 'a long weapon' and point meaning 'the sharp end'. So a spearpoint is simply the sharp head of a spear, the part used to pierce or cut.