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spear

noun

a weapon with a long straight handle and sharp head or blade <the Roman gladiator thrust his spear triumphantly into the lion's side>

Synonyms javelin, lance, pike, pikestaff, shaft

Related Words dart, spike; gaff, halberd (also halbert), harpoon, leister, trident