"spear-head" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spear-heads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spear-head (plural spear-heads)
  1. Alternative form of spearhead Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: spearhead
    Sense id: en-spear-head-en-noun-donwPTmC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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