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arrowhead

/ˈæɹoʊhɛd//ˈæɹəʊhɛd/

arrowhead noun: the pointed part of an arrow (the weapon).

arrowhead: the pointed part of an arrow (the weapon)
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Noun

arrowhead (plural arrowheads)

  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
    Synonyms:
    arrowpoint
  2. The pointed part of an arrow (the symbol).
  3. Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.
    Synonyms:
    duck potato, wapato
  4. An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular fence with the point facing towards the ground.
    Synonyms:
    chevron

arrowhead meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Tagalog

arrowhead in Hindi

an arrowhead
अँकड़ा ãkṛā

arrowhead in Tamil

குளிரி, புழுகு

arrowhead in Marathi

the pointed part of an arrow
बाणाचे टोक bāṇāċe ṭok, पात pāt

arrowhead in Tagalog

the pointed part of an arrow
palaso
More languagesFewer languages
arrowhead in Malay
ngaku
arrowhead in Persian
پیکان peykân
arrowhead in Vietnamese
đầu mũi tên

Examples of arrowhead in a sentence

  • The choroid is characterized by Dilated and Attenuated (DA) type (arrowheads), choroidal vascular dilation, and choroidal hyperthickening.
  • Some suggestions include pothos, philodendrons, arrowheads, Chinese evergreens, peace lilies and zamioculcas (or “ZZ”).
  • With the 3’H PCR no amplificate is expected; as control unfloxed H gwt w+ was included (arrowhead).

All 15 example sentences with arrowhead

Synonyms of arrowhead

Forms of arrowhead

pluralarrowheads

Plural of arrowhead: arrowheads

Origin of arrowhead

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

Words formed from arrowhead

Phrases with arrowhead

Questions about arrowhead

What does arrowhead mean?
Arrowhead means the pointed part of an arrow (the weapon).
What is arrowhead in Hindi?
Arrowhead in Hindi is अँकड़ा (ãkṛā). See Arrowhead meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is arrowhead?
Arrowhead is a noun.
How do you pronounce arrowhead?
Arrowhead is pronounced /ˈæɹəʊhɛd/ (UK).
What is the plural of arrowhead?
The plural of arrowhead is arrowheads.

Words near arrowhead in the dictionary

  1. arrowe
  2. arrowed
  3. arrowes
  4. arrowgrass
  5. arrowgrasses
  6. arrowhead
  7. arrowheaded
  8. arrowheads
  9. Arrowian
  10. arrowily
  11. arrowing

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: arrowhead (page history and authors); अँकड़ा (Hindi) (page history and authors); arrowhead (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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