arrowhead
nounUK /ˈæɹəʊhɛd/ · /ˈæɹoʊhɛd/
Etymology From Middle English arewehede, arowhede, arowheved. By surface analysis, arrow + head.
1
The pointed part of an arrow (the weapon).
- Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
2
The pointed part of an arrow (the symbol).
3
Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.
4
An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular fence with the point facing towards the ground.
- Derived terms
- broad arrowhead, delta arrowhead, leaf arrowhead
- Related terms
- elf arrow