poleax 的 2 个定义
plural pole·ax·es [pohl-ak-siz]. /ˈpoʊlˌæk sɪz/.
- a medieval shafted weapon with blade combining ax, hammer, and apical spike, used for fighting on foot.
- an ax, usually with a hammer opposite the cutting edge, used in stunning and slaughtering animals.
- an ax with both a blade and a hook, formerly used in naval warfare to assist sailors in boarding vessels.
pole·axed, pole·ax·ing.
- to strike down or kill with or as if with a poleax.
更多poleax例句
- He saw the ancient weapons on the wall—there was a great poleax.
- He considered a grate-bar from a heating furnace, and then he found the poleax, lying among a pile of wormeaten boards.