English Explanatory Dictionary

arrowhead

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The pointed part of an arrow (the weapon).
  2. The pointed part of an arrow (the symbol).
  3. Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.
  4. An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular fence with the point facing towards the ground.

Pronunciation

/ˈæɹəʊhɛd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-arrowhead.wav /ˈæɹoʊhɛd/ /ˈɛ(ə)ɹoʊhɛd/

Word forms

arrowhead arrowheads

Etymology

From Middle English arewehede, arowhede, arowheved. By surface analysis, arrow + head.

Synonyms

arrowpoint duck potato wapato chevron

Related words

elf arrow

Derived words

broad arrowhead delta arrowhead leaf arrowhead

Translations

Western Apache: besh distʼog Azerbaijani: ox ucluğu Bashkir: башаҡ Bulgarian: връх на стрела Chinese Mandarin: 箭頭 /箭头 Chinese Mandarin: 箭鏃 /箭镞 Czech: hrot Danish: pilespids Finnish: nuolenkärki Finnish: nuolenpää French: fer de lance German: Pfeilspitze Ancient Greek: αἰχμή Hungarian: nyílhegy Japanese: 鏃 Japanese: 矢尻 Navajo: béésh astʼogii Navajo: kʼaabéésh Norwegian Bokmål: pilspiss Norwegian Nynorsk: pilspiss Persian: پیکان Polish: grot Portuguese: ponta de flecha Russian: наконе́чник Russian: остриё Slovak: hrot Southern Altai: јебе Southern Altai: курч учы Southern Altai: мис Spanish: punta de flecha Sundanese: paksi Swedish: pilspets Tagalog: palaso Unami: sànàkw Vietnamese: đầu mũi tên
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