斧ふ槍そう

noun

halberd

A historical polearm combining an axe blade with a spear point, used in medieval Europe and Japan. The Japanese term 斧槍 can refer to both Western halberds and similar Japanese weapons.

See also: ハルバード

• 中ちゅう世せいの戦せん場じょうでは、斧ふ槍そうが歩ほ兵へいの主しゅ要ような武ぶ器きの一ひとつだった。

  On medieval battlefields, the halberd was one of the main weapons of infantry.