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Meanings of pikemen in English

Russian
пикинёры
Spanish
piquero
Catalan
piquer
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Soldier with a pike.

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пикинёры
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Examples for "pikeman"
Examples for "pikeman"
1
A pikeman ran forward stabbing at Hephaestus' calf, catching him off guard.
Book Two: Descent
2
The young pikeman didn't look entirely convinced, but he smiled just the same.
Dancer’s Lament
3
A pikeman caught Tobin's charger in the side and it reared.
Hidden Warrior
4
WYNN, pikeman of the dashing 22nd King's Ryol ridgemet of lanciers.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, October 17, 1917
5
I was a pikeman for the old Duke Nicovante.
The lies of locke lamora
Usage of pikemen in English
1
They went in metal and they came out as troopers and pikemen.
Micah Clarke / His Statement as made to his three grandchildren ...
2
The two stood back to back while the pikemen pressed on them.
The Northern Iron
3
A large body of pikemen crossed the road and entered a lane.
The Northern Iron
4
They moved forward, and a stubborn fight took place between the pikemen.
By England's Aid; or, the Freeing of the Netherlands (1585-1604)
5
Over the side of the French ship leaped Kirke's pikemen and musketeers.
The Jesuit Missions : A Chronicle of the Cross in the Wilderness
6
Here were archers and pikemen, smiths and washwomen, camp followers and harlots.
The Lair of Bones
7
Suddenly he shouts through the trumpet: 'Boarders and pikemen at port quarter!
Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 / Devoted to Li...
8
A thin line of foot soldiers, pikemen mainly, barred our way, waiting stoically.
The Great Book of Amber
9
The main body of the pikemen pressed forward; the flanking party joined them.
The Northern Iron
10
Celinor made to ride past the roadblock himself, but pikemen blocked the way.
Wizardborn
11
The pikemen pressed on against the storm of grape and cannisterand bullets.
The Northern Iron
12
Or, half the musketeers might be in front of the pikemen, half behind.
Battle Studies; Ancient and Modern Battle
13
There were pikemen and musketeers, and they were quickly getting into battle order.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
14
Guns were behind the first line, as were the cavalry supporting the pikemen.
The Lion of the North: A Tale of the Times of Gustavus Adolphus
15
The regiments of musketeers were placed at intervals among the brigades of pikemen.
The Lion of the North: A Tale of the Times of Gustavus Adolphus
16
In Dublin murder was rife, but the pikemen did not muster.
William Pitt and the Great War
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