Dictionary

arrowhead en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈæɹəʊhɛd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈæɹoʊhɛd/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
• /ˈɛ(ə)ɹoʊhɛd/ Mary–marry–merry merger
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English arewehede, arowhede, arowheved. By surface analysis, arrow + head.

Meanings

1. The pointed part of an arrow (the weapon).
   • Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
2. The pointed part of an arrow (the symbol).
3. Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.
4. An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular fence with the point facing towards the ground.

Forms

Deriveds

broad arrowhead · leaf arrowhead · delta arrowhead

Relateds

elf arrow

Synonyms

arrowpoint · chevron · wapato · duck potato

Translations (68)

nv kʼaabéésh (the pointed part of an arrow) · fi nuolenkärki (symbol) · ko 벗풀 (plant) · fi nuolenpää (the pointed part of an arrow) · pl strzałka (plant) · vi đầu mũi tên (the pointed part of an arrow) · pt sagitária (plant) · cmn 箭頭 /箭头 (symbol) · unm sànàkw (the pointed part of an arrow) · de Pfeilkraut (plant) · ro săgeata-apei (plant) · la sagitta (plant) · pt flecha (symbol) · aht cʼekʼaʼ (the pointed part of an arrow) · mr पात (the pointed part of an arrow) · nn pilspiss (the pointed part of an arrow) · fa پیکان (the pointed part of an arrow) · uma ɨstíˀɨstins (plant) · bg стрелоли́ст (plant) · bg знак за високо напрежение (symbol) · bg връх на стрела (the pointed part of an arrow) · nv béésh astʼogii (the pointed part of an arrow) · ru стре́лка (symbol) · alt јебе (the pointed part of an arrow) · pl grot (the pointed part of an arrow) · ba башаҡ (the pointed part of an arrow) · cmn 慈姑 (plant) · pt seta (symbol) · nb pilspiss (the pointed part of an arrow) · pl strzałka (symbol) · apw besh distʼog (the pointed part of an arrow) · ja 鏃 (the pointed part of an arrow) · ru остриё (the pointed part of an arrow) · hu nyílfű (plant) · ja 慈姑 (plant) · he ראש חץ (symbol) · es punta de flecha (the pointed part of an arrow) · cmn 箭頭 /箭头 (the pointed part of an arrow) · de Pfeilspitze (the pointed part of an arrow) · ru стрелоли́ст (plant) · mr बाणाचे टोक (the pointed part of an arrow) · sv pilspets (the pointed part of an arrow) · ca sagitària (plant) · ro săgeata-apelor (plant) · alt курч учы (the pointed part of an arrow) · yue 箭嘴 (symbol) · fi nuolenpää (symbol) · sk hrot (the pointed part of an arrow) · fi nuolenkärki (the pointed part of an arrow) · ms ngaku (plant) · grc αἰχμή (the pointed part of an arrow) · cs hrot (the pointed part of an arrow) · tl palaso (the pointed part of an arrow) · ja 矢尻 (the pointed part of an arrow) · nv táłkááʼbéésh (plant) · su paksi (the pointed part of an arrow) · da pilespids (the pointed part of an arrow) · ru наконе́чник (the pointed part of an arrow) · hu nyílhegy (the pointed part of an arrow) · az ox ucluğu (the pointed part of an arrow) · alt мис (the pointed part of an arrow) · cs šípatka (plant) · fr fer de lance (symbol) · de Pfeilspitze (symbol) · pt ponta de flecha (the pointed part of an arrow) · hu nyíl (symbol) · fr fer de lance (the pointed part of an arrow) · cmn 箭鏃 /箭镞 (the pointed part of an arrow)