A specialized infantry staff weapon with a small leaf-shaped head, often averaging fourteen to twenty-two feet in length; used as a hedge against cavalry charges.

The long spear, with a small steel head. Up to 20 feet in length, they were popular with the Scots, Swiss and Flemings during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. The use of compacted pikemen was a powerful counter to cavalry, but was usually checked with arrows or missile fire.

A long spear used as weapon – mainly by the infantry

a sharp point (as on the end of a spear)

medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet

a basic pole arm consisting of a long haft topped with a simple pointed blade

a long sharp pointy thing

a pole weapon once used extensively by infantry and foot-soldiers principally as a counter-measure against cavalry assaults

A thrusting pole-arm which was used by the heavy infantry, used as a defense from cavalry

a long infantry spear used in formation. The pike grew to lengths of 18 feet or more, and really was only affective when used in massed numbers.

The iron point on a canoe pole.

A long wooden shaft with a pointed iron head.

A long infantry spear used in formation. Its size was of more than 18 feet sometimes and it was only useful when used in tight formations.

long spear with small iron head

An air position in which the body is "jackknifed," bent forward at the waist with the legs straight.

A position where the body is bent forward at the hips to 90 ° or more while the legs are kept straight, with the thighs close to the upper body.

Body position where legs are straight, together and the body is bent at the hips. For competition, minimum angle is 135° but 90° or less is considered good form.

A position in which the body is bent forward at the hips by more than 90 degrees, while the legs are kept straight.

A diving position where the body is bent at the hips, the legs are straight, and the toes are pointed.

To be bend forward at the waist with the legs and trunk kept straight. PNF stretching -- [proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation] A technique for increasing flexibility which combines passive stretching (See: "passive stretching") and isometric stretching. (See: "isometric stretching")

a long pole with a pointed steel head used in raising bents; also called a barn pole

A position in which the body is bent at the hips and legs are straight out in ninety degree angle.

A gymnastics body position used in jumps and saltos with the body bent forward at the waist with the legs kept straight. Judges look for more than a 90 degree bend at the hips for correct execution. Somersaulting skills done in pike position are more difficult than the ones in tuck position and easier than saltos done in layout position..

Jack-knifed position in which the body bends at the waist with the legs completely straight.

Any of the fishes of the family Esocidæ. Represented in the BWCA by a single, but prominent species, the Northern Pike ( Esox lucius), typically refered to simply as Northern. (The Walleye, sometimes erroneously referred to as "Walleyed Pike" is, in fact, a Perch). The name is short for pike-fish, a reference to the long, pointed snout resembling the pike, an iron tipped staff. Rather like the French, where brochet is the fish, but broche is a spit.

The Pike stream cipher was invented by Ross Anderson to be a "leaner and meaner" version of FISH after he broke FISH in 1994; the name is a humorous allusion to the Pike fish. The cipher combines ideas from A5 with the Lagged Fibonacci generators used in FISH. It is about 10% faster than FISH, yet believed to be much stronger.