English Explanatory Dictionary

half-pike

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon
  2. A position with the knees straight and the body bent at the waist so that the torso is perpendicular to the legs.

Word forms

half-pike half-pikes
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