arrowhead

noun

ar·​row·​head ˈer-ō-ˌhed 

ˈer-ə-,

ˈa-rō-,

ˈa-rə-

1

: a wedge-shaped piercing tip usually fixed to an arrow

2

: something resembling an arrowhead

3

: any of a genus (Sagittaria) of marsh or aquatic plants of the water-plantain family with leaves shaped like arrowheads

Illustration of arrowhead

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Examples of arrowhead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The discoveries include swords, wooden clubs and arrowheads — some still embedded in the remains of the fallen. —Daniel Wine, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024

Its occupant went to the next life with beads, copper-alloy arrowheads, and pottery. —Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2025

Afterward, the result was a mixture of rockrose leaves dripping with labdanum, a sticky resin, that the scientists used to haft arrowheads to wood in a type of makeshift spear. —Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024

The bronze and flint arrowheads were recovered from the Tollense Valley in northeast Germany. —Ashley Strickland, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English arowe-heed, from arowe arrow entry 1 + heed head entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

arrowhead

noun

ar·​row·​head -ˌhed 

1

: the wedge-shaped striking end of an arrow

2

: something (as a mark) resembling an arrowhead