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1. 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.
   "Because they contain relatively little metal, polearms are cheap to make, which has made them the favoured weapon of peasant levies.";
   - pole weapon

Derived forms: polearms

Type of: arm, weapon, weapon system

Encyclopedia: Polearm