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
  • Scientists have also drawn on historical evidence—the harpoon tips embedded in the animals’ blubber.
    ByMitch Leslie, science.org, 20 Dec. 2024
  • But one bad harpoon season means he’s got to double down on those charters.
    EW.com, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of harpoon
Noun
  • The garden places you behind the statue of Old Father Thames, who is riding a two-horse chariot, his trident hold aloft.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Each six-way power seat comes clad in smooth black leather with white contrast stitching at the seams and the trident logo embroidered into the headrest.
    Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of trident
Noun
  • Yes, there is all manner of Wall Street gimmickry coming down the pike (all of it eager for your funds).
    James Berman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Advertisement Science of Simone: The forces behind her iconic Yurchenko double pike (Jack Gregory / For The Times) Thuc Nhi Nguyen Why this story stuck with me: This story combines two of my favorite things: gymnastics and math.
    Los Angeles Times staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of pike
Noun
  • This is not so in Poland, where the government of former EU Council President and current prime minister, Donald Tusk, looks not for tools but for weapons — spears to throw at its friends abroad and knives to jab at its critics at home.
    Matt Boyse, National Review, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The same steps where, four years earlier, Trump flags were waved above the frenzied crowd and wielded like spears; where an officer was dragged facedown to be beaten with an American flag on a pole and another was pulled into the scrum to be kicked and stomped.
    Dan Barry, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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
  • Among the artifacts found at the site were 119 lances and spears, eight swords, five knives, three arrowheads, one axe, a bridle, fragments of a bugle, fragments of at least two oath rings and several bronze and iron objects that have not been identified yet, according to the press release.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2024
  • 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
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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