arrowhead
n.the pointed end of an arrow. It is the part that hits the target or the ground.
n.the pointed tip of an arrow, typically made of metal or stone. Often used to refer to the specific shape of the tip itself.
“The archer checked the sharpness of the arrowhead.”
“The ancient arrowhead was found buried deep in the dirt near the riverbank.”
“Archaeologists identified the site as a significant hunting ground based on the discovery of several well-preserved arrowheads and animal remains.”
“Balci had found one incised arrowhead several years earlier," Vinet said, explaining that the team sifted through every point in hopes that one of the black surfaces would reveal another incised example.”
“The old family home there was full of treasures from the ranch like arrowheads, moss agates and fossil bones.”
From Middle English arewehede, arowhede, arowheved. By surface analysis, arrow + head.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.