spearpoint

American  

[speer-point] / ˈspɪərˌpɔɪnt /

noun

1. the point at the end of a spearhead.

2. a spearhead.

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Etymology

Origin of spearpoint

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at spear ¹, point

Example Sentences

And no one looked better in spearpoint collars and sharkskin silk suits than Ray.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2022

Day after day, year by year, he labored like a monk, the spearpoint of his pencils seeming to move one atom at a time into place on his gesso boards.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2013

With this spearpoint in the Marianas and Guam, U.S. forces would still be 1,350 miles from Tokyo, but they would again be in position to threaten Japan's vital supply routes.

From Time Magazine Archive

The name comes from the 1933 discovery of a fluted stone spearpoint dated to that era in a pile of mammoth bones near Clovis, New Mexico.

From Time Magazine Archive

She slipped past the guard’s spearpoint and reached up to his face, pulling loose the half-frozen scarf to plant a kiss upon his mouth.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin