See Also: halberd(encyclopedia)
halberd(dictionary)
halberd(dictionary)
Halberd - Martial Arts(gambling)
ash-fire(medicine)
fire(encyclopedia)
Fire(money)
pin-fire(2)(dictionary)
fire(2)(dictionary)
fire(1)(dictionary)

fire exit (oh) and halberd (sh)


fire exit (oh)



n [C]
a door that is used to let people out of a building such as a cinema, hotel, restaurant etc when there is a fire

halberd (sh)




Weapon consisting of an ax blade and a sharp spike mounted on the end of a long staff.

Usually about 5-6 ft (1.5-2 m) long, it was an important weapon in middle Europe in the 15th and early 16th centuries. It enabled a foot soldier to contend with an armoured man on horseback; the spiked head kept the rider at a distance, and the ax blade could strike a heavy cleaving blow. Firearms and the declining use of armour made the halberd obsolete.