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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
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According to signage at the trail, the canyon got its named in the 1940s from school children who searched for arrowheads there.
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
The pieces include broad flat arrowheads called srezni as well as long, armor-piercing arrows with spikes, the university said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Because while the arrowhead logo on his helmet and red No. 16 jersey distinguish Dawson and other jersey numbers suggest receiver Otis Taylor and offensive lineman Mo Moorman and Dave Hill, the background appears more like old Municipal Stadium than that Super Bowl site of Tulane Stadium.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
Such granular knowledge of arrowhead design, technology, and fabrication is essential in his line of work, as Bucks County is the woodchuck-hunting capital of the Northeast.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2025
The pieces include broad flat arrowheads called srezni as well as long, armor-piercing arrows with spikes, the university said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Because while the arrowhead logo on his helmet and red No. 16 jersey distinguish Dawson and other jersey numbers suggest receiver Otis Taylor and offensive lineman Mo Moorman and Dave Hill, the background appears more like old Municipal Stadium than that Super Bowl site of Tulane Stadium.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2025
Such granular knowledge of arrowhead design, technology, and fabrication is essential in his line of work, as Bucks County is the woodchuck-hunting capital of the Northeast.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Arrowhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrowhead. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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arrowhead
noun
ar·row·head
-ˌhed
1
: the wedge-shaped striking end of an arrow
2
: something (as a mark) resembling an arrowhead
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