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Spearhead   /spˈɪrhˌɛd/   Listen
Spearhead

noun
1.
Someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.).
2.
The leading military unit in an attack.
3.
The head and sharpened point of a spear.  Synonyms: spear-point, spearpoint.



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spearhead-shaped


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"Spearhead" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the ordinary pot is a sort of spearhead of wood or iron from 8 to 12 inches long. This has one large barb and is set upright in the middle of the center frame. The bait is placed on this spearhead. Several large stones or bricks are lashed to the bottom of the pot, on the inside, ...
— The Lobster Fishery of Maine - Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265, 1899 • John N. Cobb


Words linked to "Spearhead" :   lead, leader, military group, military, military force, armed services, shaft, force, pike, spear, head, war machine, spear-point, military unit, point, lance, spearhead-shaped, armed forces, military machine


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