"war hammer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: war hammers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} war hammer (plural war hammers)
  1. A medieval hammerlike weapon used in close combat. Synonyms: martel, pole hammer Translations (weapon): 戰錘 /战锤 (Chinese Mandarin), krijgshamer [masculine] (Dutch), strijdhamer [masculine] (Dutch), militmartelo (Esperanto), sotavasara (Finnish), marteau d'armes [masculine] (French), młot bojowy [masculine] (Polish), obuch [masculine] (Polish), боево́й мо́лот (bojevój mólot) [masculine] (Russian)

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