A spearhead is the sharpened point (head) of a

spear A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with fire hardened spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fasten ...

, similar to an

arrowhead An arrowhead or point is the usually sharpened and hardened tip of an arrow, which contributes a majority of the projectile mass and is responsible for impacting and penetrating a target, as well as to fulfill some special purposes such as sign ...

. It is often a separate piece called a

projectile point In North American archaeological terminology, a projectile point is an object that was hafted to a weapon that was capable of being thrown or projected, such as a javelin, dart, or arrow. They are thus different from weapons presumed to have be ...

. Spearhead may also refer to:

Armed conflict

Armoured spearhead An armoured spearhead (American English: armored spearhead) is a formation of armoured fighting vehicles, mostly tanks, that form the front of an offensive thrust during a battle. The idea is to concentrate as much firepower into a small front as ...

, a tactical formation *

HMS Spearhead (P263) HMS ''Spearhead'' was a S-class submarine of the third batch built for the Royal Navy during World War II. She survived the war and was sold to Portugal. She was scrapped in 1967. Design and description The last 17 boats of the third batch w ...

, an S class submarine of the Royal Navy * Spearhead class Joint High Speed Vessel * Spearhead, nickname of the

3rd Armored Division (United States) The 3rd Armored Division (also known as "Spearhead", 3rd Armored, and 3AD) was an armored division of the United States Army. Unofficially nicknamed the "Third Herd," the division was first activated in 1941 and was active in the European Theat ...

in the United States Army * The Spearhead, nickname of the

5th Marine Division (United States) The 5th Marine Division was a United States Marine Corps ground combat division which was activated on 11 November 1943 (officially activated on 21 January 1944) at Camp Pendleton, California during World War II. The 5th Division saw its first ...

of the United States Marine Corps * Spearhead, nickname of the 3rd Infantry Division (Philippines) * Spearhead Ltd., an Israeli private mercenary company owned by

Yair Klein Yair Klein ( he, יאיר קליין; also known as Jair Klein) is a former lieutenant colonel in the Israeli army, who established a private mercenary company called Spearhead Ltd. Through Spearhead Ltd, Klein provided arms and training to armed ...

Film and television

* ''Spearhead'' (TV series), a British television series * ''

Spearhead from Space ''Spearhead from Space'' is the first serial of the seventh season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 3 to 24 January 1970. It was the first ''Doctor Who'' ...

'', a 1970 serial in the British television series ''Doctor Who''

Geography

* The Spearhead, a peak in Whistler, British Columbia *

Spearhead Glacier The Spearhead Glacier is the largest glacier on the Spearhead Range, located on the opposite, northeast side of that range from the resort town of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, and is serviced in part by the lift system of the Whistler Blackc ...

, a glacier named after the associated peak in Whistler, British Columbia *

Spearhead Range The Spearhead Range is a short subrange of the Garibaldi Ranges of southwestern British Columbia, Canada, adjacent to the resort town of Whistler, British Columbia and ending at its northwestern apex in Blackcomb Mountain, one of two mountains fo ...

, a subrange of the Garibaldi Ranges of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia

Literature

* ''Spearhead'' (Davis novel), a 1958 novel by Franklin M. Davis, Jr. * ''Spearhead'' (Makos novel), a 2019 novel by Adam Makos * Spearhead (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe

Music

Spearhead (band) Michael Franti (born April 21, 1966) is an American rapper, musician, poet, activist, documentarian, and singer-songwriter, known for his participation in many musical projects, most with a political and social emphasis, including the Beatnigs ...

, a musical group founded by Michael Franti * ''Spearhead'' (album), an album by British death metal band Bolt Thrower

Politics

Melanesian Spearhead Group The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) is an intergovernmental organization, composed of the four Melanesian states of Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, and the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front of New Caledonia. In ...

, a forum of south Pacific island nations * ''Spearhead'' (magazine), a British far-right magazine

Other

* ''Spearhead'' (video game), a 1998 computer game by

Zombie Studios Zombie Studios was an American independent video game developer. It was formed in 1994 as Zombie, LLC by Joanna Alexander and Mark Long, formerly of the Sarnoff Research Center. Alexander and Long founded Zombie after they completed the design o ...

* ''

Chlorocrambe hastata ''Chlorocrambe'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the cruci ...

'', a species of plant in the family

Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The le ...

* Spearhead, a division of the video game company

Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in May 1982 by Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry and promoted the d ...

* '' Senecio tropaeolifolius'', a species in the daisy family which is known as "nasturtium-leaf spearhead" {{disambiguation, geo