halberds

noun

variants also halberts
plural of halberd
as in spears

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for halberds
  1. spears
  2. lances
  3. tridents
  4. javelins
  5. pike
Noun
  • Reigns won the match with three spears in a row in a perfect singles match that had zero interference.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • More stomps and spears from the two men without a referee kept the match going.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of spears
Noun
  • Bottom cleaners use lances to scrape biofoul off hulls.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 23 June 2026
  • Um dos lances mais bonitos da nossa história.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Definition of lances
Noun
  • Grasping hands reach out in despair, deities wield tridents and divine lotus flowers symbolize the 16 levels of Brahma (higher realms).
    — Vicky Smith, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Definition of tridents
Noun
  • Humans have been throwing javelins for a few hundred thousand years, yet performance has largely plateaued.
    — R. Alexander Bentley, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The Tofinu took refuge in the lagoons along the Bight of Benin, a core area of the slave trade, venturing forth in canoes with harpoons, javelins, and swords to fight off raiders from powerful nearby kingdoms.
    — Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
Definition of javelins
Noun
  • Pipeline updates In the pharmaceutical industry, there's always a focus on what's coming down the pike because patents don't last forever.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Continue reading … 'SERIOUS SEXISM' — El-Sayed explains ‘ogre on a pike’ remark after getting torched by his own party.
    — , FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of pike
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“Halberds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halberds. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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