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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
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Franklin’s lane four is 400 meters, meaning that Kipyegon could run in lane four with some of the arrowhead pacers in lanes three and five.
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
So far only a bracelet and an ax head from Poland were known, and in 2023, a study showed that an arrowhead found over 100 years ago during an archeological dig in Switzerland was made using iron obtained from a prehistoric meteorite fall.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
London, on the other hand, donned a red dress with all the hallmarks of a Chiefs jersey, including the Kansas City arrowhead and yellow stripes.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Pinch Regularly to Promote Growth Many houseplants, such as arrowhead plant, nerve plant, pothos, and schefflera are encouraged to produce in new leaves and shoots when their growing point is removed.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 26 Feb. 2025
So far only a bracelet and an ax head from Poland were known, and in 2023, a study showed that an arrowhead found over 100 years ago during an archeological dig in Switzerland was made using iron obtained from a prehistoric meteorite fall.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
London, on the other hand, donned a red dress with all the hallmarks of a Chiefs jersey, including the Kansas City arrowhead and yellow stripes.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Pinch Regularly to Promote Growth Many houseplants, such as arrowhead plant, nerve plant, pothos, and schefflera are encouraged to produce in new leaves and shoots when their growing point is removed.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Arrowhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrowhead. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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arrowhead
noun
ar·row·head
-ˌhed
1
: the wedge-shaped striking end of an arrow
2
: something (as a mark) resembling an arrowhead
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