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halberd

noun

variants also halbert

Definition of halberd

as in trident

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Recent Examples of halberd Those Swiss guards would take that halberd and just take you down. — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026 During different events, the guards will add white gloves, a black helmet and/or the halberd. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025 The retainer then struck her down with a halberd, set the mansion ablaze, and committed seppuku. — Nicholas Liu, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024 Also, his halberd starts fritzing on the floor before fading out of existence, a reminder that this is all virtual reality—or rather, VR within VR, the metatextual framing of Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed game. — WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023 For the uninitiated, a halberd is a medieval weapon that looks like a combination of a spear and an axe. — cleveland.com, 18 May 2017

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Noun

The club's name is a reference to the trident, Ukraine's national symbol.

— Brian Mann, NPR, 25 June 2026
The Kings’ success will rest in how well Los Angeles adapts to Laviolette’s coaching trident.

— Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026

Definition of trident

Noun

This is an enormous issue for the entire industry with PlayStation being the tip of the spear to say that 75-85% digital sales is enough to move that to 100% for good.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
When fluid accumulated from infection, a practitioner might use a small sharp spear nested in a metal tube, called a trocar and cannula.

— Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of spear

Noun

The pike is a dynamic but destabilizing force on the body, which is excellent for balance recovery.

— Mallory Creveling, Health, 9 July 2026
Most fishermen confine their angling to early morning and late evening, and the pike fishermen of early spring have given up in disgust.

— Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026

Definition of pike

Noun

Nebraska's Dyson Wicker won the pole vault at an NCAA-leading 19-2 1/4, and Texas A&M senior Zaza Nnamdi took javelin at 269-10.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 June 2026
In the girls field events, South Hadley’s Natalie Rios threw her personal best and achieved third best javelin throw in the state at 125-04.

— Hannah Hughes, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026

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