boarding pike

noun

A pike (weapon) used in boarding an enemy ship, or in defending it when attacked.

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Meanings

nounboarding pike (plural boarding pikes)

plural boarding pikes

  1. historicalA pike (weapon) used in boarding an enemy ship, or in defending it when attacked.
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APA

boarding pike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boarding%20pike

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“boarding pike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boarding%20pike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boarding pike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boarding%20pike.

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