Look up: spontoon

1. spontoon
   See polearms.
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2. Spontoon
   Spon·toon' noun [ French sponton , esponton , it. spontone , spuntone .] (Mil.) A kind of half-pike, or halberd, formerly borne by inferior officers of the British infantry, and used in giving signals to the soldiers.
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3. Spontoon
   • (n.) A kind of half-pike, or halberd, formerly borne by inferior officers of the British infantry, and used in giving signals to the soldiers.
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4. Spontoon
   A spontoon was a kind of half-pike, or halberd, formerly borne by inferior officers of the British infantry, and used in giving signals to the soldiers.
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5. Spontoon
   A short, half-pike.
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6. Spontoon
   A `Spontoon` (or half-pike) is a type of European lance that came into being alongside the pike. The spontoon was in wide use by the mid 17th century, and it continued to be used until the mid to late 19th century. Unlike the pike, which was an extremely long weapon (typically 14 or 15 feet), the sp...
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