weapon vs polearm

polearm vs weapon

weapon and polearm both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weapon	Yes	No	No	No
polearm	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, polearm is a hyponym of weapon; that is, polearm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weapon:

weapon: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
polearm: a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user's effective range.

Other hyponyms of weapon include bow, bow and arrow, brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks, fire ship, flamethrower, gun, knife, light arm, missile, missile, projectile, slasher, sling, lance, shaft, spear, stun baton, stun gun, blade, brand, steel, sword, hatchet, tomahawk, W.M.D., weapon of mass destruction, WMD, Greek fire, pole weapon, repulsor.

weapon (noun)	polearm (noun)
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting	a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user's effective range.
a means of persuading or arguing

Difference between weapon and polearm

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