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halberd

UK/ˈhælbəd//ˈhæl.bɚd/

halberd noun: a two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.

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Noun

halberd (plural halberds)

  1. A two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.

halberd meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Persian

halberd in Tamil

ஈட்டிக்கோடரி

halberd in Urdu

برچھی, نیزہ

halberd in Persian

hand weapon
ناچخ nâčax

Forms of halberd

pluralhalberds
alternative formhalbert
alternative formhalbard

Origin of halberd

(1495) Middle French hallebarde, from Italian alabarda, from Middle High German helmbarte (“broad-axe with handle”), from halm, from Proto-Germanic *helmô (“handle”) + barte (“hatchet”), from *bardaz (“broadax”), literally "beard."

Words formed from halberd

Questions about halberd

What does halberd mean?
Halberd means a two-handed pole weapon, consisting of a long pole with an axe-like blade mounted on it (at a right angle like an axe, not on the tip like a spear), and (opposite the blade) typically a spike or hook.
What is halberd in Tamil?
Halberd in Tamil is ஈட்டிக்கோடரி. See Halberd meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is halberd?
Halberd is a noun.
How do you pronounce halberd?
Halberd is pronounced /ˈhæl.bɚd/ (US).
What is the plural of halberd?
The plural of halberd is halberds.

Words near halberd in the dictionary

  1. halazone
  2. halazones
  3. Halbach array
  4. Halbach arrays
  5. Halbeath
  6. halberd
  7. halberded
  8. halberdier
  9. halberdiers
  10. halberdleaf yellow violet
  11. halberdleaf yellow violets

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Adapted from Wiktionary: halberd (page history and authors); halberd (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); halberd (Urdu 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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