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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An arrowhead is just as much an artifact handmade as this flag.
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Then researchers found an arrowhead in his shoulder, bruises on his head and chest, and a deep cut on his hand.
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Illustration of arrowhead
14th Century
First Known Use of arrowhead
14th century
ARROWHEAD Defined for English Language Learners
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: a piece of stone or metal that forms the point of an arrow
ARROWHEAD Defined for Kids
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: the pointed end of an arrow
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