"spontoon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spontoons [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French sponton (also esponton), from Italian spontone, from spunta (“pike”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|sponton}} Middle French sponton, {{der|en|it|spontone}} Italian spontone Head templates: {{en-noun}} spontoon (plural spontoons)
  1. A pointed weapon similar to a pike. Categories (topical): Polearms Synonyms: spantoon, espontoon Hypernyms: spear, polearm Translations (weapon): szponton [masculine] (Polish), espontão (Portuguese)

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