pikelike

English

Etymology

From pike +‎ -like.

Adjective

pikelike (comparative more pikelike, superlative most pikelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a pike (fish).
  2. Having the shape of a pike (weapon).
    • 1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 43:
      Before long, however, these pike-like devices were mostly superseded by spring-operated guns of various types. Most of them shot spinning disks, crosses, or small boomerangs of thin steel.
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