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