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halberdiers

/ˌhæl.bəˈdɪəz/

/ˌhæl.bɚˈdɪrz/

halberdiernoun

halberdiers

/ˌhæl.bəˈdɪə/

/ˌhæl.bɚˈdɪr/

Translations

The halberdier stood guard at the castle gate.

Алебардщик стоял на страже у ворот замка.

Definitions

A soldier armed with a halberd, a combined spear and battle-axe, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.

The halberdier stood guard at the castle gate, his weapon gleaming in the sunlight.

Synonyms

pike man

spear man

halberdieradjective

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of halberdiers; used to describe something associated with such soldiers.

The museum displayed a halberdier uniform from the late Middle Ages.