martel

[ mahr-tel, mahr-tel ]

/ ˈmɑr tɛl, mɑrˈtɛl /

noun

a hammerlike, shafted weapon having a head with a point at one end and a blunt face at the other.

Words nearby martel

mart, marta, martaban, martagon, martagon lily, martel, martellato, martello tower, martelé, martempering, marten

Origin of martel

1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < Vulgar Latin *martellus, diminutive of Latin martulus, marculus hammer

Also called mar·tel-de-fer

[mahr-tel-duh-fer, mahr-tel-] /ˈmɑr tɛl dəˈfɛr, mɑrˈtɛl-/.

Definition for martel (2 of 2)

Martel

[ mahr-tel; French mar-tel ]

/ mɑrˈtɛl; French marˈtɛl /

noun

Charles. Charles Martel.

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Examples from the Web for martel

Unfortunately for the bookies, the leak proved correct, and Martel won the award unanimously.
The 12 Biggest Booker Prize Controversies|Thomas Flynn|July 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The hammer, more usually known by its French name of martel de fer, was a medieval hand-weapon.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8|Various
Mr. Martel was sitting in the arm-chair in an attitude King Lear might have envied.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice
Already in imagination she was rich and famous, dispensing munificent bounty to the entire Martel family.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice

Dr. Norton Grenfell followed this in 1946 by using the Martel oscillating current to obtain a reverse effect.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930|Various
The evening of the concert arrived: so did Doctor Martel at my rooms: the little man was suffused with delight.
Humorous Readings and Recitations|Various

British Dictionary definitions for martel

Martel

/ (mɑːˈtɛl) /

noun

See Charles Martel

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