Meanings
nounwar hammer (plural war hammers)
plural war hammers · alternative warhammer
- A medieval hammerlike weapon used in close combat.
Synonyms: martel, pole hammer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA medieval hammerlike weapon used in close combat.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 戰錘 /战锤
- 戰錘 /战锤 (zhànchuí)weapon
Dutch krijgshamer, strijdhamer
- krijgshamerweapon
- strijdhamerweapon
Esperanto militmartelo
- militmarteloweapon
Finnish sotavasara
- sotavasaraweapon
French marteau d'armes
- marteau d'armesweapon
Polish młot bojowy, obuch
- młot bojowyweapon
- obuchweapon
Russian боево́й мо́лот
- боево́й мо́лот (bojevój mólot)weapon
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war hammer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20hammer
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“war hammer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20hammer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “war hammer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/war%20hammer.
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