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halberd

/hal-berd, hawl-, hol-; formerly haw-berd/US // ˈhæl bərd, ˈhɔl-, ˈhɒl-; formerly ˈhɔ bərd //UK // (ˈhælbəd) //

大戟,戟,卤素,卤素刀

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a shafted weapon with an axlike cutting blade, beak, and apical spike, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Examples

  • Surrounded, Richard fought on ferociously until his skull was crushed by a halberd.

  • A violent blow drew him from his ecstasy; his hat had been knocked off with the stroke of a soldier's halberd.

  • You have a halberd and I a sword, let us start our wanderings over the world.

  • The next moment M. de Piles fell, pierced by the halberd of one of the archers of the guard.

  • He was endued with a buff jerkin, wore a broad belt and cutlass by his side, and carried a halberd in his hand.

  • The jangle of a halberd as its bearer let the butt drop heavily on the stone steps added force to the summons.