arrowhead

[ ar-oh-hed ]

noun

1. the head or tip of an arrow, usually separable from the shaft and conventionally wedge-shaped.
2. anything resembling or having the conventional shape of an arrowhead.
3. Also called swamp po·ta·to [swomp, p, uh, -tey-toh, p, uh, -tey-t, uh]. any aquatic or bog plant of the genus Sagittaria, having usually arrowhead-shaped leaves and clusters of white flowers.
4. any of several other plants having arrowhead-shaped leaves.
5. the dartlike form in an egg-and-dart ornament.

arrowhead

/ ˈærəʊˌhɛd /

noun

1. the pointed tip of an arrow, often removable from the shaft
2. something that resembles the head of an arrow in shape, such as a triangular decoration on garments used to reinforce joins
3. any aquatic herbaceous plant of the genus Sagittaria, esp S. sagittifolia, having arrow-shaped aerial leaves and linear submerged leaves: family Alismataceae

Word History and Origins

Origin of arrowhead¹

1350–1400; Middle English arwe he ( ve ) d; arrow, head

Example Sentences

Department of Interior for “unwarranted and relentless” trademark claims in a battle over the use of an arrowhead logo.

From Seattle Times

There are lots of examples of violent death from the Neolithic, but the evidence is usually clear in skeletal remains: crushed skulls or marks from sharp stone arrowheads, for example.

From Science Magazine

Analyses show that the points are most likely arrowheads that, at 74,000 years in age, represent the oldest evidence of archery.

From Science Daily

The team’s name and arrowhead logo remain, as does the “tomahawk chop,” in which fans chant and swing a forearm up and down in a ritual that is not unique to the Chiefs.

From Seattle Times

At Amnya and other fortified settlements, burned layers show that pit houses and palisades were periodically consumed by flames, and archaeologists found arrowheads in the Amnya’s outer ditch—possible signs of violent conflict.

From Science Magazine