polearm – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Pole weapon
A
pole weapon or
polearm is a close combat
weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of
wood, thereby extending the user's effective range.
Glaives,
poleaxes,
halberds, and
naginata are all varieties of polearms.
Polearm
The general term for a group of pole-mounted weapons usually featuring a cutting or slashing weapon on one end. The halberd, guisarm, bill, bec-de-corbin, and poleaxe are all specific kinds of polearms, rising in popularity during the 15th century and into the 16th amongst the infantry.
