SPEAR-POINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spear-point mean? 

• SPEAR-POINT (noun)
  The noun SPEAR-POINT has 1 sense:

1. the head and sharpened point of a spear

  Familiarity information: SPEAR-POINT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPEAR-POINT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The head and sharpened point of a spear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

spear-point; spearhead; spearpoint

Hypernyms ("spear-point" is a kind of...):

point (sharp end)

Holonyms ("spear-point" is a part of...):

pike (medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet)

lance; shaft; spear (a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon)