pike /paɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Sense 1: Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: pike 'sharp pointed object' (11-20 centuries) , from Old English pic ]
[ Sense 2: Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: pique ]
[ Sense 3-4: Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: turnpike ]
1 . ( plural pike ) a large fish that eats other fish and lives in rivers and lakes
2 . a long-handled weapon with a sharp blade, used in the past
3 . come down the pike American English to happen or become known:
The world is being turned upside down by the string of multimedia technologies coming down the pike.
4 . American English spoken a ↑ turnpike