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Pikes

A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.

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noun

1
A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
2
A sharp point, such as that of the weapon.
3
A large haycock.
4
Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.

noun

1
Short for turnpike.
"There is heavy traffic on the Mass Pike"
2
A gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller from any ethnic background; a pikey.

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throughwaynoun	(US) (Normally and officially spelled thruway) A broad highway fit for high-speed traffic; a thoroughfare.
expresswaynoun	(Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Philippines) Synonym of freeway.
freewaynoun	(US, Parts of Canada and Australia) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each
superhighwaynoun	(figurative) The primary mechanism used in the movement of electronic data or information; information superhighway.
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