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Noun: pole weapon
  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
    "The medieval soldier wielded a halberd, a common pole weapon";
    - polearm

Derived forms: pole weapons

Type of: arm, weapon, weapon system

Encyclopedia: Pole weapon