arrowhead
Americannoun
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the head or tip of an arrow, usually separable from the shaft and conventionally wedge-shaped.
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anything resembling or having the conventional shape of an arrowhead.
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Also called swamp potato. any aquatic or bog plant of the genus Sagittaria, having usually arrowhead-shaped leaves and clusters of white flowers.
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any of several other plants having arrowhead-shaped leaves.
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the dartlike form in an egg-and-dart ornament.
noun
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the pointed tip of an arrow, often removable from the shaft
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something that resembles the head of an arrow in shape, such as a triangular decoration on garments used to reinforce joins
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any aquatic herbaceous plant of the genus Sagittaria, esp S. sagittifolia, having arrow-shaped aerial leaves and linear submerged leaves: family Alismataceae
Etymology
Origin of arrowhead
Explanation
The sharp tip of an arrow is called an arrowhead. Ancient arrowheads were made from carved, sharpened stone and pieces of bone. If you're an archaeologist, you probably think of an arrowhead as an artifact that you might find, evidence of some ancient society. As long ago as the Stone Age, hunters attached arrowheads to their weapons, and more modern warriors and hunters used arrowheads made of metal. The word comes from arrow, with its Old English root of arwan, and head, from the Old English heafod, "top of the body," but also "top."
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Example Sentences
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Ironically, the National Park Service logo is an arrowhead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
Think of it like an arrow, where the arrowhead holds a portion of the information and the arrow tail holds the rest, Lee said.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025
The park service logo is an arrowhead enclosing a sequoia tree, a snow-capped mountain landscape, bison and the phrase “National Park Service.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2024
Gone was the passivity and in its place an arrowhead of energy and intent straight to the heart of City's defence.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2023
He ran into the water almost headlong and paddled over fast, leaving an arrowhead ripple on the calm brown surface.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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