Spearhead
['spɪəhed] or ['spɪr'hɛd]
Definition
(noun.) the head and sharpened point of a spear.
(noun.) the leading military unit in an attack.
(noun.) someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.).
(verb.) be the leader of; 'She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease'.
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Definition
(n.) The pointed head, or end, of a spear.
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Examples
- Their bayonets and spearheads glistened in the sunlight formidably. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
Typed by Anton