SPONTOON

Meaning of SPONTOON in English

Pronunciation: spän- ' tün

Function: noun

Etymology: French sponton, from Italian spuntone, from punta sharp point, from Vulgar Latin *puncta ― more at POINT

Date: 1598

: a short pike formerly borne by subordinate officers of infantry

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SPONTOON — noun see: point Date: 1598 a short pike formerly borne by subordinate officers of infantry
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SPONTOON — spän.ˈtün noun also spon·ton ˈspänt ə n ; or es·pon·toon ˌespän.ˈtün ( -s ) Etymology: French sponton, esponton, from Italian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPONTOON — (n.) A kind of half-pike, or halberd, formerly borne by inferior officers of the British infantry, and used in giving …
Английский словарь Webster
SPONTOON — ( n. ) A kind of half-pike, or halberd, formerly borne by inferior officers of the British infantry, and used …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPONTOON — /spon toohn"/ , n. a shafted weapon having a pointed blade with crossbar at its base, used by infantry officers …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPONTOON — noun Etymology: French sponton, from Italian spuntone, from punta sharp point, from Vulgar Latin * puncta — more at point …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SPONTOON — noun a kind of half-pike, or halberd, formerly borne by inferior officers of the british infantry, and used in giving …
Webster English vocab
SPONTOON — [spon.toon] n [F sponton, fr. It spuntone, fr. punta sharp point, fr. (assumed) VL puncta--more at point] (1598): a short …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SPONTOON — n. Function: noun Synonyms: CUDGEL , bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, club, mace, nightstick, truncheon
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SPONTOON — noun Synonyms: cudgel , bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, club, mace, nightstick, truncheon
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPONTOON — (историческое) эспонтон (род пики)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPONTOON — Эспонтон
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SPONTOON — n ист. эспонтон ( род пики )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SPONTOON — (n) эспонтон
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SPONTOON — n ист. эспонтон ( род пики )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SPONTOON — n ист. эспонтон ( род пики )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SPONTOON — n. эспонтон [ист.], полупика
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SPONTOON — n. эспонтон [ист.], полупика
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SPONTOON — (историческое) эспонтон (род пики)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SPONTON — noun see spontoon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HALF-PIKE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a pike with a short shaft — compare boarding pike , spontoon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ESPONTOON — variant of spontoon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HALF-PIKE — (n.) A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon.
Английский словарь Webster
HALF-PIKE — ( n. ) A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HALF-PIKE — /haf"puyk', hahf"-/ , n. 1. spontoon. 2. a short pike formerly used by sailors boarding enemy vessels. [ 1590-1600 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HALF-PIKE — noun a short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon.
Webster English vocab
SPONTANEOUS — Synonyms and related words : ad lib, arbitrary, automated, automatic, automatous, autonomous, bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, casual, club, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SPEAR — Synonyms and related words : anthrophore, assegai, auger, axis, bag, bayonet, bill, bine, bite, blade, bole, bore, bough, bract, bracteole, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MACE — Synonyms and related words : armory, badge, badge of office, badges, bastinado, bat, baton, battering ram, billy, billy club, blackjack, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CUDGEL — Synonyms and related words : baste, bastinado, bat, baton, beat, belabor, belt, billy, billy club, birch, blackjack, bludgeon, buffet, cane, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CLUB — Synonyms and related words : Elizabethan theater, Globe Theatre, Greek theater, affiliate, agate, alliance, ally, amphitheater, arena theater, associate, association, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLACKJACK — Synonyms and related words : Boston, Earl of Coventry, Pit, Polish bank, Russian bank, all fours, baccarat, banker, bastinado, bat, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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