glaive
A glaive is a European polearm weapon, consisting of a single-edged blade on the end of a pole. It is similar to the Japanese naginata and the Chinese guan dao.
The term "glaive" can be somewhat ambiguous, as the term has also been picked up and used to refer to shuriken, chakram, and similar shaped bladed weapons in some games and series (particularly in the west). Examples of these series are: Blade (Marvel Comic), Dota 2, Warcraft, Warframe/Dark Sector, and Wildstar.
See also
- List of weapons
- Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glaive