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arrowhead

/ˈærəʊhed/noun

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तीर की नोक, बाण का फल

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    the pointed end of an arrow, usually made of stone or metal

    तीर की नोक, बाण का फल

    • Archaeologists found several stone arrowheads at the site.
    • The arrowhead was made of iron.
    • The museum has an ancient arrowhead made of flint.
    + 2 more examples
    • He sharpened the arrowhead on a stone.
    • Hunters fixed a metal arrowhead to the shaft of the arrow.
  2. 2

    [C]

    a mark or shape like the pointed end of an arrow, used to show direction

    तीर का निशान (दिशा बताने वाला)

    • Follow the arrowheads painted on the wall to reach the exit.
    • Follow the arrowhead on the map to find the exit.
    • An arrowhead on the sign points towards the station.
    + 2 more examples
    • In the diagram, the arrowhead shows the direction of the force.
    • Draw an arrowhead at the end of the line to show movement.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

arrowhead: stone / metal arrowhead

Arrowhead is a countable noun for the sharp tip of an arrow; it is often made of stone, iron or bronze and found in digs.

'Arrowhead' तीर की नुकीली नोक के लिए countable noun है; यह प्रायः पत्थर, लोहे या काँसे का होता है और खुदाई में मिलता है।

  • Archaeologists found a stone arrowhead near the river.
  • The arrowhead was fixed to the shaft with thread.

arrowhead (shape): in the shape of an arrowhead

The word also names a shape like the tip of an arrow, used in diagrams, maps and on the screen.

यह शब्द तीर की नोक जैसे आकार को भी बताता है, जिसका प्रयोग चित्रों, मानचित्रों और screen पर होता है।

  • The line ends in an arrowhead to show the direction.

arrowhead vs arrow

The arrowhead is only the sharp tip; the arrow is the whole thing, including shaft and feathers.

Arrowhead केवल नुकीली नोक है; arrow पूरा तीर है, जिसमें डंडी और पंख भी शामिल हैं।

  • The arrowhead broke, but the shaft was still good.
  • An arrow needs a shaft, feathers and an arrowhead.

arrowhead + materials and verbs

Arrowheads are made of stone, bone, iron or copper, and they are fitted, tied or fixed to a shaft.

तीर-नोकें पत्थर, हड्डी, लोहे या ताँबे की बनी होती हैं, और उन्हें डंडी में लगाया, बाँधा या जमाया जाता है।

  • The arrowhead was tied to the shaft with strips of leather.
  • Early people shaped bone into a sharp arrowhead.
+Collocations 5

adjective + arrowhead

stoneironsharpbronzebroken

  • A broken bronze arrowhead was displayed in the museum.

verb + arrowhead

findcarvefixdig upsharpen

  • The farmer dug up an ancient arrowhead in his field.

arrowhead + noun

shapesymbolcollectionplant

  • The map uses an arrowhead symbol for north.

arrowhead + preposition

arrowhead on the shaftarrowhead of stonearrowhead from the digarrowhead in the museum

  • An arrowhead of flint was found beside the old river.

arrowhead + noun

tippointsymbolshape

  • The arrowhead symbol on the sign shows the direction of traffic.
“More examples 6
  • The old hunter sharpened the iron arrowhead on a stone.

बूढ़े शिकारी ने लोहे की तीर-नोक को पत्थर पर तेज़ किया।

  • An arrowhead at the end of the line shows the direction of movement.

रेखा के अंत में बना तीर-सिरा गति की दिशा बताता है।

  • Radhika drew an arrowhead to show which way the water flows.

राधिका ने पानी किस ओर बहता है, यह दिखाने के लिए तीर का सिरा बनाया।

  • Students saw prehistoric arrowheads in the museum of the university.

विद्यार्थियों ने विश्वविद्यालय के संग्रहालय में प्रागैतिहासिक तीर-नोकें देखीं।

  • The leaves of the plant are shaped like an arrowhead.

इस पौधे की पत्तियाँ तीर की नोक के आकार की होती हैं।

  • Archaeologists use arrowheads to date ancient hunting sites.

पुरातत्वविद प्राचीन शिकार-स्थलों का काल निर्धारित करने के लिए तीर-नोकों का प्रयोग करते हैं।

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