arrowhead
noun
ar·row·head
| \ ˈer-ō-ˌhed
, ˈer-ə-, ˈa-rō-, ˈa-rə-\
, ˈer-ə-, ˈa-rō-, ˈa-rə-\
Definition of arrowhead
1
: a wedge-shaped piercing tip usually fixed to an arrow
2
: something resembling an arrowhead
3
: any of a genus (Sagittaria) of marsh or aquatic plants of the water-plantain family with leaves shaped like arrowheads
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On the building’s floor, 920 years later, lay arrowheads and a few of the bronze cross pendants usually carried by crusaders. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Archeologists confirm near-legendary tale of crusaders’ siege of Jerusalem," 24 July 2019 Ernie Cowan’s weekly Outdoors column Cindy Stankowski will be the first to tell you that keeping a random arrowhead or piece of pottery left behind by early Indians is like ripping the pages from a book of history. — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Best to notify experts of archaeological finds," 22 June 2019 Thousands of arrowheads, pieces of jewelry and prehistoric figurines have been unearthed at the site near Motza Junction. — Fox News, "Huge 9,000-year-old Stone Age settlement, one of the largest in the world, discovered in Israel," 17 July 2019 Protein analysis can sample the tips of an arrowhead that might contain enough information to provide clues as to the game that was being hunted, and bones might contain DNA that would give important hints into the cultural lineage of early people. — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Best to notify experts of archaeological finds," 22 June 2019 The exhibit includes three glass cases that showcase Native American artifacts such as jewelry, spearheads and arrowheads, cooking tools and utensils, and pieces of pottery, as well as two handmade replica pots. — USA TODAY, "Kacey Musgraves, sneaker flap, skiing in July: News from around our 50 states," 3 July 2019 Last year, archaeologists also confirmed that a rare copper arrowhead discovered on a remote Canadian mountain is almost 900 years old. — Fox News, "Tourist's lucky guess cracks safe that had been locked for 40 years," 7 June 2019 The village’s namesake black spire looks almost like a semi-precious stone, a sharp glistening arrowhead type of rock that supports the mythology that there’s something almost spiritual about it. — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, "How Disney Built a Star Wars Planet," 3 June 2019 In this canyon there are petroglyphs and arrowheads. — Keith Ridler, The Seattle Times, "State refuses to recognize bighorn as biggest ever for Idaho," 29 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'arrowhead.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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arrowhead
noun
English Language Learners Definition of arrowhead
: a piece of stone or metal that forms the point of an arrow
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arrowhead
noun
ar·row·head
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Kids Definition of arrowhead
: the pointed end of an arrow
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