pikes Sentence Examples
- The ancient Greek phalanx wielded long spears called pikes that formed an impenetrable wall.
- Pike fishing is a popular angling method for catching large freshwater fish.
- The Swiss Guard of the Vatican City still uses pikes as part of their ceremonial uniforms.
- Ornate pikes adorned with intricate designs were a symbol of status and power for medieval knights.
- The military formation known as a pike square was a defensive strategy designed to withstand cavalry charges.
- In the battle of Agincourt, the English used pikes to devastating effect against the French heavy cavalry.
- The American Revolutionary War saw the widespread use of pikes by both sides, particularly by militia units.
- Some Native American tribes traditionally used pikes for hunting and warfare.
- The halberd, a versatile medieval weapon, combined an axe blade with a pike for both cutting and thrusting.
- The Spanish tercio infantry employed a combination of pikes and muskets, giving them an advantage in early musket warfare.
pikes Meaning
pikes
the tip of a spear, a mountain or hill having a peaked summit, turnpike, in the course of events, a sharp point or spike, in the future, a railroad or railroad line or system, a large freshwater fish with a long body and long snout that is valued for food and sport and is widely distributed in cool northern waters, any of various fishes resembling the pike in appearance or habits, a large elongate long-snouted freshwater bony fish (Esox lucius) valued for food and sport and widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere, pikestaff sense 1, muskellunge, to pierce, kill, or wound with a pike, any of various fishes related to or like the pike, any of various fishes (family Esocidae) related to the pike, a heavy spear with a very long shaft used by infantry especially in Europe from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, a body position (as in diving) in which the hips are bent, the knees are straight, and the hands touch the toes or clasp the legs behind or just above the knees, to make one's way, pickerel, a long wooden pole with a steel point once used as a weapon, a sharp point or spike (as the tip of a spear), to leave abruptly
Synonyms & Antonyms of pikes
FAQs About the word pikes
the tip of a spear, a mountain or hill having a peaked summit, turnpike, in the course of events, a sharp point or spike, in the future, a railroad or railroad
prongs, dirks,quills, thrusts, perforates, poniards, bayonets, spindles, sticks, slices
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The ancient Greek phalanx wielded long spears called pikes that formed an impenetrable wall.
Pike fishing is a popular angling method for catching large freshwater fish.
The Swiss Guard of the Vatican City still uses pikes as part of their ceremonial uniforms.
Ornate pikes adorned with intricate designs were a symbol of status and power for medieval knights.
