noun
- plural of spontoon: a type of short pike or halberd carried by military officers, especially in the 18th century
Usage: historical; military
Examples
- The officers carried their spontoons as symbols of rank during the parade.
- Museum displays showed various spontoons used by colonial military leaders.
- The sergeant’s spontoon gleamed in the morning sunlight.
- Historical reenactors practiced formations with replica spontoons.
- The antique shop featured several 18th-century spontoons in its military collection.