leister

noun

Definition of leisternext
as in halbert

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  1. harpoon
  2. trident
  3. pike
  4. spear
  5. halberd
  6. lance
  7. gaff
Noun
  • Companies such as Airbus have worked on nets and harpoons that can wrap around or impale objects in space and bring them back down through the atmosphere.
    Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Wire mesh would then unfold along the harpoon cables, creating a huge parabolic dish.
    Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of harpoon
Noun
  • Burtka opted for the likeness of Poseidon the god of the sea, carrying a trident and wearing shelled armor.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The central Texas trident of communities also saw the seventh-largest numeric increase in population between 2022 and 2023.
    Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Mar. 2024
Definition of trident
Noun
  • Simone Biles wowed gymnastics fans for years with the Yurchenko double pike on vault that has earned her some of the best scores of her career en route to several gold medals.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Netflix presented its first international showcase yesterday with a look at what is coming down down the pike.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of pike
Noun
  • Along with the connectivity upgrade, these silver spears can pack up to six sensors, whereas earlier generations might have only had one.
    Sal Vaglica, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Namor can throw his spear from a distance, picking people off, but also spawn little sea creatures that fire at enemies, acting as a summoner-style hero to lock down chokepoints and objectives.
    Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of spear
Noun
  • 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, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
Definition of halberd
Noun
  • Eastwood put on his armor and galloped down a course on Tinkerbell, hitting a practice target with a lance at Hemphill's property.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Lance Leaf Blanket Flower The three-lobed ray petals of lance leaf blanket flower, Gaillardia aestivalis, give the flowers a unique appearance.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2024
Definition of lance
Noun
  • Some of the gear commonly used for technical climbing, like gaffs—steel spikes worn on the legs for added grip on the tree trunk when cutting branches—can also cause inadvertent damage to the tallest trees.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Dana Taylor: How can people determine the difference between just a normal gaff and when there's actually something wrong?
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
Definition of gaff
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