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arrowhead

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈæɹəʊhɛd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈæɹoʊhɛd/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
  • /ˈɛ(ə)ɹoʊhɛd/ Mary–marry–merry merger
  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 R OW0 HH EH2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: EH1 R OW0 HH EH2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The pointed part of an arrow (the weapon).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: arrowpoint

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The pointed part of an arrow (the symbol).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: duck potato, wapato

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An obstacle for a horse to jump over, consisting of a triangular fence with the point facing towards the ground.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chevron

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: point

History

Etymology

From Middle English arewehede, arowhede, arowheved. By surface analysis, arrow + head.

Across languages

Translations

64 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: cʼekʼaʼ — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Western Apache: besh distʼog — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Azerbaijani: ox ucluğu — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Bashkir: башаҡ (başaq) — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Bulgarian: връх на стрела (vrǎh na strela) — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Chinese Mandarin: 箭頭 /箭头 (jiàntóu) — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Chinese Mandarin: 箭鏃 /箭镞 (jiànzú) — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Czech: hrot — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Danish: pilespids — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Finnish: nuolenkärki — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Finnish: nuolenpää — the pointed part of an arrow
  • French: fer de lance — the pointed part of an arrow
  • German: Pfeilspitze — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Ancient Greek: αἰχμή (aikhmḗ) — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Hungarian: nyílhegy — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Japanese: 鏃 (yajiri) — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Japanese: 矢尻 (yajiri) — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Navajo: béésh astʼogii — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Navajo: kʼaabéésh — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Norwegian Bokmål: pilspiss — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: pilspiss — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Persian: پیکان (peykân) — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Polish: grot — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Portuguese: ponta de flecha — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Russian: наконе́чник (nakonéčnik) — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Russian: остриё (ostrijó) — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Slovak: hrot — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Southern Altai: јебе (ǰebe) — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Southern Altai: курч учы (kurč učï) — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Southern Altai: мис (mis) — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Spanish: punta de flecha — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Sundanese: paksi — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Swedish: pilspets — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Tagalog: palaso — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Unami: sànàkw — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Vietnamese: đầu mũi tên — the pointed part of an arrow
  • Bulgarian: знак за високо напрежение (znak za visoko napreženie) — symbol
  • Chinese Cantonese: 箭嘴 (zin3 zeoi2) — symbol
  • Chinese Mandarin: 箭頭 /箭头 (jiàntóu) — symbol
  • Finnish: nuolenkärki — symbol
  • Finnish: nuolenpää — symbol
  • French: fer de lance — symbol
  • German: Pfeilspitze — symbol
  • Hebrew: ראש חץ (rosh hetz) — symbol
  • Hungarian: nyíl — symbol
  • Portuguese: flecha — symbol
  • Portuguese: seta — symbol
  • Russian: стре́лка (strélka) — symbol
  • Bulgarian: стрелоли́ст (strelolíst) — plant
  • Catalan: sagitària — plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 慈姑 (cígū) — plant
  • Czech: šípatka — plant
  • German: Pfeilkraut — plant
  • Hungarian: nyílfű — plant
  • Japanese: 慈姑 (kuwai) — plant
  • Korean: 벗풀 (beotpul) — plant
  • Latin: sagitta — plant
  • Malay: ngaku — plant
  • Navajo: táłkááʼbéésh — plant
  • Portuguese: sagitária — plant
  • Romanian: săgeata-apei — plant
  • Romanian: săgeata-apelor — plant
  • Russian: стрелоли́ст (strelolíst) — plant
  • Umatilla: ɨstíˀɨstins — plant