arrowhead

noun

ar·​row·​head ˈer-ō-ˌhed 

ˈer-ə-, 

ˈa-rō-, 

ˈa-rə-

1

: a wedge-shaped piercing tip usually fixed to an arrow

2

: something resembling an arrowhead

3

: any of a genus (Sagittaria) of marsh or aquatic plants of the water-plantain family with leaves shaped like arrowheads

Illustration of arrowhead

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Examples of arrowhead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Traces of plant toxins The chemical residues of this poisonous plant were found on 60,000-year-old quartz arrowheads. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026

The authors surmise that the ancient humans who made these arrowheads used secretions from the bulbs of Boophone disticha, an Amaryllidaceae species that is well known to have been used for centuries as an arrow poison . —Kate Wong, Scientific American, 7 Jan. 2026

Matthew Ginnever, senior project manager at MOLA-Wessex Archaeology, said the most interesting finds included medieval kilns and fragile, ancient flints that include arrowheads and an axe head. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026

To playing in arrowhead in front of the best fans in the world. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English arowe-heed, from arowe arrow entry 1 + heed head entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for arrowhead

• abovesaid
• aforesaid
• casinghead
• copperhead
• figurehead
• fountainhead
• gingerbread
• hammerhead
• infrared
• leatherhead
• letterhead
• loggerhead

Kids Definition

arrowhead

noun

ar·​row·​head -ˌhed 

1

: the wedge-shaped striking end of an arrow

2

: something (as a mark) resembling an arrowhead