half-pike

noun

A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon

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Meanings

nounhalf-pike (plural half-pikes)

plural half-pikes

  1. governmentA short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon

    1709-1711, The Tatler paying the Salute with the Halfpike

  2. divingA position with the knees straight and the body bent at the waist so that the torso is perpendicular to the legs.
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APA

half-pike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-pike

MLA

“half-pike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-pike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-pike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-pike.

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