Meanings
plural arrowheads
- 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., […], →OCLCSynonyms: arrowpoint
- The pointed part of an arrow (the symbol).
- Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.
Synonyms: duck potato, wapato
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe pointed part of an arrow (the weapon).
nounAny plant in the genus Sagittaria.
nounAn obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular fence with the point facing towards the ground.
Origin
- Middle Englisharewehede
- Englisharrowhead
From Middle English arewehede, arowhede, arowheved. By surface analysis, arrow + head.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek αἰχμή
- αἰχμή (aikhmḗ)the pointed part of an arrow
Bulgarian знак за високо напрежение, стрелоли́ст
- знак за високо напрежение (znak za visoko napreženie)symbol
- стрелоли́ст (strelolíst)plant
- връх на стрела (vrăh na strela)the pointed part of an arrow
Catalan sagitària
- sagitàriaplant
Chinese Cantonese 箭嘴
- 箭嘴 (zin³ zeoi²)symbol
Chinese Mandarin 箭頭 /箭头, 慈姑
- 箭頭 /箭头 (jiàntóu)symbol
- 慈姑 (cígū)plant
- 箭頭 /箭头 (jiàntóu)the pointed part of an arrow
- 箭鏃 /箭镞 (jiànzú)the pointed part of an arrow
Czech šípatka, hrot
- šípatkaplant
- hrotthe pointed part of an arrow
Danish pilespids
- pilespidsthe pointed part of an arrow
Finnish nuolenkärki, nuolenpää
- nuolenkärkisymbol
- nuolenpääsymbol
- nuolenkärkithe pointed part of an arrow
- nuolenpääthe pointed part of an arrow
French fer de lance, fer de lance
- fer de lancesymbol
- fer de lancethe pointed part of an arrow
German Pfeilspitze, Pfeilkraut
- Pfeilspitzesymbol
- Pfeilkrautplant
- Pfeilspitzethe pointed part of an arrow
Hebrew ראש חץ
- ראש חץ (rosh hetz)symbol
Hungarian nyíl, nyílfű
- nyílsymbol
- nyílfűplant
- nyílhegythe pointed part of an arrow
Japanese 慈姑, 鏃
- 慈姑 (kuwai)plant
- 鏃 (yajiri)the pointed part of an arrow
- 矢尻 (yajiri)the pointed part of an arrow
Korean 벗풀
- 벗풀 (beotpul)plant
Latin sagitta
- sagittaplant
Malay ngaku
- ngakuplant
Norwegian Bokmål pilspiss
- pilspissthe pointed part of an arrow
Persian پیکان
- پیکان (peykân)the pointed part of an arrow
Polish strzałka, strzałka
- strzałkasymbol
- strzałkaplant
- grotthe pointed part of an arrow
Portuguese flecha, seta
- flechasymbol
- setasymbol
- sagitáriaplant
- ponta de flechathe pointed part of an arrow
Romanian săgeata-apei, săgeata-apelor
- săgeata-apeiplant
- săgeata-apelorplant
Russian стре́лка, стрелоли́ст
- стре́лка (strélka)symbol
- стрелоли́ст (strelolíst)plant
- наконе́чник (nakonéčnik)the pointed part of an arrow
- остриё (ostrijó)the pointed part of an arrow
Slovak hrot
- hrotthe pointed part of an arrow
Spanish punta de flecha
- punta de flechathe pointed part of an arrow
Swedish pilspets
- pilspetsthe pointed part of an arrow
Tagalog palaso
- palasothe pointed part of an arrow
Vietnamese đầu mũi tên
- đầu mũi tênthe pointed part of an arrow
Cite this entry
arrowhead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrowhead
“arrowhead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrowhead. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arrowhead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrowhead.
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