Arrowpoints

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. Small, typically sharpened heads attached to arrow shafts used as the striking part in archery or hunting; pointed tips of arrows designed to penetrate targets or game; the sharp, often metallic components fixed to the front end of arrows to enhance accuracy and lethality
2. The tapered, usually hardened ends of arrows intended to pierce or stick in a target; the strategic points on arrows that ensure penetration in hunting and warfare; the specialized tips on arrow shafts crafted for effective impact and flight stability
3. Arrow tips made to improve flight and increase damage upon impact; precision-engineered ends attached to arrows for hunting, sport, or combat; the pointed extremities of arrow shafts designed to penetrate or mark a target upon release

Etymology: "Arrowpoints" is simply the plural of "arrowpoint," so it inherits the story of its two parts: "arrow" and "point." "Arrow" comes from Old English "arwe," a word that has been part of English since the earliest recorded period of the language, and "point" entered English from Old French "point," which descends from Latin "punctum," meaning a puncture or a dot made by pricking. Put together, the compound names exactly what it is: the point of an arrow, the piece that does the piercing.

Synonyms: arrowheads, points, tips, heads