halberds

variants also halberts
plural of halberd

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for halberds
Noun
  • Or some good ol’ corn on the cob, or long broccolini spears.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Hoosiers can hunt frogs with bow and arrows, clubs, some firearms, or simply, their hands, but Plumier teaches those gathered at Goose Pond how to use gigs — long, multi-pronged spears that look a little bit like tridents.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At a handful of locations, these spikes extended out to nearly a meter, looking more like lances than anything needed to ward off a close-in attack.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Hoosiers can hunt frogs with bow and arrows, clubs, some firearms, or simply, their hands, but Plumier teaches those gathered at Goose Pond how to use gigs — long, multi-pronged spears that look a little bit like tridents.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the project — and two more down the pike — may also prove detrimental to decades of planning by Sutter County, adding hurdles while restricting the scope of Sutter Pointe, a decades-long housing plan just north of the Sacramento County line.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Going beyond the financial transaction means talking with partners about the next two or three things coming down the pike.
    Lauren Giella Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Halberds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halberds. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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