English Dictionary

half-pike

名詞

(military) A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon

日本語の意味

（軍用の）短槍。歩兵将校が携帯することもあり、乗り込み用に使用される槍（スポントーンとも呼ばれる）

The officer steadied his half-pike as the boarding party prepared to storm the enemy ship.

将校は、乗り込み隊が敵艦に突入する準備をしている間、短い槍をしっかりと支えた。

意味（1）

(military) A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon

paying the Salute with the Halfpike

意味（2）

(diving, gymnastics) A position with the knees straight and the body bent at the waist so that the torso is perpendicular to the legs.

half-pikes （ plural ）