spearpoint en · NOUN
Etymology
From spear + point.
Meanings
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The point or tip of a spear.
Those overall numbers are in line with Schumer's year-old plan to make NSF the spearpoint of a massive federal investment in research aimed at outinnovating China.
2021 May 28, Jeffrey Mervis, “Biden backs new NSF tech directorate, but Senate balks”, in Science:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spear-point | alternative | lexicographic | |
| spearpoints | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
mi matarere (the point or tip of a spear) · sv spjutspets (the point or tip of a spear) · grc αἰχμή (the point or tip of a spear)