Spontoon Definition

spŏn-to͝on
noun
A short pike or halberd carried by 18th-cent. infantry officers.
Webster's New World

A pointed weapon similar to a pike.

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Other Word Forms of Spontoon

Noun

Singular:
spontoon
Plural:
spontoons

Origin of Spontoon

  • French sponton from Italian spuntone s- intensive pref. sforzando puntone kind of weapon augmentative of punto point (from Latin pūnctum) (from neuter past participle of pungere to pierce, prick peuk- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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SSPSPO

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