Explore Polearm through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Polearm meaning
A close-quarter combat weapon with the main fighting part of the weapon placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood.
Using Polearm
- The main meaning on this page is: A close-quarter combat weapon with the main fighting part of the weapon placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood.
Context around Polearm
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Polearm
- In this selection, "polearm" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pyro, chinese, doesn, user and character stand out and add context to how "polearm" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include be a polearm character and bow and polearm were no. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "polearm" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with polearm
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, other than that, this Polearm doesn't offer anything else. (11 words)
While many players hoped that she could be a sword user, recent rumors claim that Arlecchino will be a polearm character. (21 words)
This is the same animation used by characters like Xiangling, for instance, who is, coincidentally, also a 4-star Pyro polearm user. (22 words)
Besides, historical accounts of the Three Kingdoms era had several specific records of Guan Yu thrusting his opponents down (probably with a spear-like polearm) in battles, instead of cutting them down with a curved-blade. (36 words)
Ewart Oakeshott (1980), p.53 Glaive A glaive is a polearm consisting of a single-edged tapering blade similar in shape to a modern kitchen knife on the end of a pole. (32 words)
Podao Chinese polearm, a 'long-handled sabre', also known as the zhan ma dao (horsecutter sabre) which has a lighter blade and a ring at the end in that it. (30 words)
Example sentences (7)
However, other than that, this Polearm doesn't offer anything else.
This is the same animation used by characters like Xiangling, for instance, who is, coincidentally, also a 4-star Pyro polearm user.
While many players hoped that she could be a sword user, recent rumors claim that Arlecchino will be a polearm character.
Besides, historical accounts of the Three Kingdoms era had several specific records of Guan Yu thrusting his opponents down (probably with a spear-like polearm) in battles, instead of cutting them down with a curved-blade.
Ewart Oakeshott (1980), p.53 Glaive A glaive is a polearm consisting of a single-edged tapering blade similar in shape to a modern kitchen knife on the end of a pole.
Podao Chinese polearm, a 'long-handled sabre', also known as the zhan ma dao (horsecutter sabre) which has a lighter blade and a ring at the end in that it.
The sword was mostly considered as a secondary weapon until then, used in the battlefield only after the bow and polearm were no longer feasible.