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Definitions for PIKEMAN
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Wiktionary
pikemannoun
A soldier armed with a pike.
pikemannoun
A person who operates a turnpike.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pikemannoun
A soldier armed with a pike.
Etymology: pike and man.
Three great squadrons of pikemen were placed against the enemy. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.
Wikipedia
pikeman
A pike is a very long thrusting spear formerly used in European warfare from the Late Middle Ages and most of the early modern period, and were wielded by foot soldiers deployed in pike square formation, until it was largely replaced by bayonet-equipped muskets. The pike was particularly well-known as the primary weapon of Swiss mercenary and German Landsknecht units. A similar weapon, the sarissa, had been used in antiquity by Alexander the Great's Macedonian phalanx infantry.
Webster Dictionary
Pikeman
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Pikemannoun
a soldier armed with a pike
Pikemannoun
a miner who works with a pick
Pikemannoun
a keeper of a turnpike gate
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
pikeman
Previously to the use of the bayonet, infantry of the line—that is, the heavy-armed troops—were from the earliest times armed with pikes or spears. The Macedonians carried pikes 24 feet long; those of modern warfare averaged 12 or 14 feet. They were of stout wood, and tipped with a flat iron spear-head, which sometimes had cutting edges. As a defense against cavalry, the pike, from its length and rigidity, was of great value; but though it long survived the introduction of gunpowder, that event was really fatal to it. For success with the pike, especially in offensive war, a depth of several men was essential, and this depth rendered the fire of artillery peculiarly fatal. The pike is now superseded by the bayonet on the end of the musket.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of PIKEMAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of PIKEMAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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