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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Arrow symbol iron bars

Hi

What is the name for these iron bars?  Iron arrowheads?

https://www.google.com.pk/search?q=arrow+symbol+iron+bars&biw=1024&bih=677&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjk_frAmYfMAhWCJaYKHfhHCk8Q_AUIBigB

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Hi Phew, that is a very old symbol, so there are many ways of saying it If they are used as fencing in the UK - a row of linked upright iron bars with arrow heads - they are often called spiked railings But you may have to tell us more about the context you want Dave

— Dave_anon

  • Hi Phew, that is a very old symbol, so there are many ways of saying it If they are used as fencing in the UK - a row of linked upright iron bars with arrow heads - they are often called spiked railings But you may have to tell us more about the context you want Dave
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Hi

Phew, that is a very old symbol, so there are many ways of saying it

If they are used as fencing in the UK - a row of linked upright iron bars with arrow heads - they are often called spiked railings

But you may have to tell us more about the context you want

Dave
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Thanks, Dave.

I needed the term spiked railings.

Tom
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Excellent - glad that was the phrase you needed

Dave
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Technically, the spiky pieces on top of iron railings are called "finials". There are many designs, including arrowhead finials and spearhead finials. However, this is probably more information than you need. In everyday language they are just "spikes".
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Hi

I like GPYs post, but only because I'll say that a finial needs to be a fairly decorative piece of work. A spike on some railing doesn't really do :-)

Dave

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dave_anon A spike on some railing doesn't really do
I agree that it has to be a bit fancier than merely a tapering to a point, but I was following from the original post that talked of "arrowheads". To my mind, there is no problem with an arrowhead design on top of a railing being called a "finial".

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Hi

Sorry GPY - I agree with you really. Those ones from Sheffield do look good. If they're done that well, they're definitely finials

Dave
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