Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-pike

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.67 in modern English

Syllables
half-pike
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon

noun

A position with the knees straight and the body bent at the waist so that the torso is perpendicular to the legs.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

half-pikes (plural)

Questions

What does half-pike mean?
A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon

How to pronounce half-pike

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