arrowhead

noun

ar·row·head | \ ˈer-ō-ˌhed,

ˈer-ə-, ˈa-rō-, ˈa-rə-\

Definition of arrowhead

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

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Exhibits there focus on the traders, pioneers and indigenous people of the area, via a compact collection of petroglyphs and arrowheads, and a recreation of a turn-of-the-century pharmacy. — Kathleen Squires, WSJ, "A Traveler’s Guide to Oregon City, aka ‘Portland Without the Weird’," 27 Sep. 2018 The Carcross/Tagish First Nations was also involved in the arrowhead discovery, which shed new light on the history of the Canadian Territory. — James Rogers, Fox News, "Perfectly-preserved 1,000-year-old hunter's dart discovered in melting ice," 7 Sep. 2018 Earlier this year archaeologists confirmed that a rare copper arrowhead discovered on a remote Canadian mountain is almost 900 years old. — James Rogers, Fox News, "Perfectly-preserved 1,000-year-old hunter's dart discovered in melting ice," 7 Sep. 2018 Ursula Wierer, an archaeologist from the provincial Department of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape in Florence, Italy, used high-power microscopes and a CT scanner to examine Ötzi’s dagger and arrowheads. — Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times, "The Final Hours of the Iceman’s Tools," 21 June 2018 Successfully completing the hike and doing three hours of conservation work make participants eligible for a prized patch in the shape of an arrowhead. — Jamiel Lynch And Phil Gast, CNN, "Storied Philmont Boy Scout ranch cancels hikes because of wildfire," 4 June 2018 Later CT scans, however, revealed an arrowhead lodged in his left shoulder. — The Economist, "A mummy’s final meal adds to an ancient mystery," 12 July 2018 Archaeologists think that in Copper Age Europe, manufacturing tools like daggers and arrowheads was the work of expert specialists, but most adults knew how to retouch or resharpen a blade with a reasonable amount of skill. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Ötzi the Iceman spent his last days trying to repair his tools," 22 June 2018 Their arrowheads can still be kicked up in the dirt. — Liz Arnold, Longreads, "Making Peace with the Site of a Suicide," 11 July 2018

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