Meanings
plural polearms · alternative pole arm
- A close-quarter combat weapon with the main fighting part of the weapon placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood.
Synonyms: pole weapon, bill[Appendix:Glossary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA close-quarter combat weapon with the main fighting part of the weapon placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user's effective range.
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From pole + arm. The term is of modern provenance, not appearing until the late 1800s.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 長柄武器 /长柄武器
- 長柄武器 /长柄武器 (chángbǐng wǔqì)close-combat weapon
Czech dřevcová zbraň
- dřevcová zbraňclose-combat weapon
Finnish salkoase
- salkoaseclose-combat weapon
French arme d'hast
- arme d'hastclose-combat weapon
German Stangenwaffe
- Stangenwaffeclose-combat weapon
Italian arma in asta, arma da getto
- arma in astaclose-combat weapon
- arma da gettoclose-combat weapon
- arma da lancioclose-combat weapon
- lanciatoieclose-combat weapon
Persian ناچخ
- ناچخ (nâčax)close-combat weapon
Polish broń drzewcowa
- broń drzewcowaclose-combat weapon
Spanish arma de asta, arma de pértiga
- arma de astaclose-combat weapon
- arma de pértigaclose-combat weapon
- arma de pertigalclose-combat weapon
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Cite this entry
polearm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polearm
“polearm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polearm. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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