A spearhead is the sharpened point (head) of a
spear
A spear is a polearm 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 hardening, fire hardened spears, or it may be made of a more durable materia ...
, 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, or sometimes for special purposes such as signaling.
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. It is often a separate piece called a
projectile point
In 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 been kept in the ...
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Spearhead may also refer to:
Armed conflict
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Armoured spearhead, a tactical formation
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HMS Spearhead (P263), an S class submarine of the Royal Navy
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Spearhead class Joint High Speed Vessel
* Spearhead, nickname of the
3rd Armored Division (United States) in the United States Army
* The Spearhead, nickname of the
5th Marine Division (United States) 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
Film and television
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''Spearhead'' (TV series), a British television series
* ''
Spearhead from Space'', a 1970 serial in the British television series ''Doctor Who''
Geography
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The Spearhead, a peak in Whistler, British Columbia
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Spearhead Glacier, a glacier named after the associated peak in Whistler, British Columbia
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Spearhead Range, a subrange of the Garibaldi Ranges of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia
Literature
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''Spearhead'' (Davis novel), a 1958 novel by Franklin M. Davis, Jr.
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''Spearhead'' (Makos novel), a 2019 novel by Adam Makos
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Spearhead (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
Music
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Spearhead (band), a musical group founded by Michael Franti
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''Spearhead'' (album), an album by British death metal band Bolt Thrower
Politics
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Melanesian Spearhead Group, a forum of south Pacific island nations
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''Spearhead'' (magazine), a British far-right magazine
Other
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''Spearhead'' (video game), a 1998 computer game by
Zombie Studios
* ''
Chlorocrambe hastata'', a species of plant in the family
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the older but equally valid) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important Family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous pla ...
* 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 former Apple Inc., Apple employee Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer game industry ...
* ''
Senecio tropaeolifolius'', a species in the
daisy family which is known as "nasturtium-leaf spearhead"
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