halberts

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Definition of halberts in English Turkish dictionary

halberd
teber
halberd
{i} baltalı kargı
English - English
plural of halbert
halberd
{n} a soldier's long battleaxe
Halberd
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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
halberts

    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.
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