spontoon

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noun

A pointed weapon similar to a pike.

“"That the commissioned Officers shall severally be armed with a sword or hanger, and espontoon; and [...]"; Second Militia Act of 1792.”

OriginMiddle French sponton ← Italian spontone →
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Meanings

nounspontoon (plural spontoons)

plural spontoons · alternative spantoon · alternative esponton · alternative espontoon

  1. A pointed weapon similar to a pike.

    "That the commissioned Officers shall severally be armed with a sword or hanger, and espontoon; and [...]"; Second Militia Act of 1792.

Origin

  1. Italianspontone
  2. Middle Frenchsponton
  3. Englishspontoon

From Middle French sponton (also esponton), from Italian spontone, from spunta (“pike”).

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Translations

Polish szponton
  • szpontonweapon
Portuguese espontão
  • espontãoweapon
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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