spearpoint
Sharp lance head
The spearpoint is the sharpened tip of a spear, the part designed to penetrate a target.
By extension, spearpoint describes the leading element of an attack or advance, particularly in military contexts: The armored division formed the spearpoint of the invasion.
It functions similarly to spearhead, though spearpoint emphasizes the precise tip rather than the broader leading edge.
Throwing spear for sport
- tridentThree-pronged fishing spear
- harpoonBarbed spear for whales
- lanceLong thrusting weapon
- pikeLong battlefield spear
halberd · assegai · pilum · hasta · throwing · hunting · warfare · combat
Uppermost point or culmination
- cuspPoint of transition
- vertexPoint where edges converge
- prongPointed projecting part
- tinePointed fork projection
barb · needle · nib · extremity · termination · head · end · pike
Human-made historical object
- relicPreserved ancient object
- excavationAct of unearthing
- flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
chert · knapping · lithic · projectile · Clovis · Folsom · paleolithic · neolithic
javelin
Throwing spear for sport
pike · halberd · assegai · pilum · hasta · throwing · hunting · warfare · combat · phalanx
apex
Uppermost point or culmination
tine · barb · needle · nib · extremity · termination · head · end · pike · spike
artifact
Human-made historical object
- relicPreserved ancient object
- excavationAct of unearthing
- flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock
obsidian · chert · knapping · lithic · projectile · Clovis · Folsom · paleolithic · neolithic · burial
keen
Sharp or enthusiastic
whetted · sharpened · ground · filed · edged · cutting · piercing · penetrating · lethal · deadly
spearpointrear guard
Troops covering a retreat
rearguard · rear echelon · reserve · support position · flank
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