halberts

English - Turkish

Definition of halberts in English Turkish dictionary

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halberd

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halberd

{i} baltalı kargı

English - English

Definition of halberts in English English dictionary

plural of halbert

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halberd

{n} a soldier's long battleaxe

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halberd

a type of sword that was used as a weapon in the past (hallebarde, from , from helm + barte ). Weapon consisting of an ax blade and a sharp spike mounted on the end of a long staff. Usually about 5-6 ft (1.5-2 m) long, it was an important weapon in middle Europe in the 15th and early 16th centuries. It enabled a foot soldier to contend with an armoured man on horseback; the spiked head kept the rider at a distance, and the ax blade could strike a heavy cleaving blow. Firearms and the declining use of armour made the halberd obsolete

halberd

a pike fitted with an ax head

halberd

A shafted weapon with an axelike cutting blade, sometimes used to describe the Chinese quando

halberd

The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form

halberd

{i} old fashioned weapon with both a spear and a battle-ax, halbert

halberd

A hand weapon consisting of a long pole fitted with a metal head; the head consists of a blade similar to an axe and usually a spike or hook

halberd

A Bronze Age weapon with a dagger-like blade mounted at rightangles to a long haft Found throughout Europe, and numerous examples have come from Ireland

halberd

An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points

Etymology

[ 'hal-b&rd, 'hol- ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English, from Middle French hallebarde, from Middle High German helmbarte, from helm handle + barte ax, from Old High German barta; akin to Old High German bart beard; more at HELM, BEARD.