poleaxes

Only the latter counts as a national crisis, fills front pages, poleaxes Heathrow and merits ministerial emergency statements.

Snow disruption: Cold comfort | Editorial 2010

That fer sure out poleaxes a recumbent...naught more geekier, nyet needs freak flag more.

Coming Apart at the Hems: Excessive Panting BikeSnobNYC 2009

She resolved to make the experiment, and moved forward as if to descend the hill; but when she attempted to pass the line of Highlanders, they extended their poleaxes betwixt each other, so as effectually to occupy each opening through which she could have passed.

The Fair Maid of Perth 2008

Flaming arrows fly through the air, poleaxes crash down and the mighty Warwick trebuchet unleashes its deadly ammunition all around him.

Archive 2007-03-01 2007

Flaming arrows fly through the air, poleaxes crash down and the mighty Warwick trebuchet unleashes its deadly ammunition all around him.

Upcoming events at Warwick Castle 2007

On the balcony above, Vaako immediately grabbed one of the ancient, ceremonial poleaxes that formed a fence of blades behind him and started for-ward-only to be stopped by his companion.

The Chronicles of Riddick Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2004

He didn't glance up at the imposing row of Allheart knights lining both sides of the walk, with their exquisite armor, so polished that it gleamed even on this gray day, and their huge poleaxes angled out before them.

Mortalis Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1999

He didn't glance up at the imposing row of Allheart knights lining both sides of the walk, with their exquisite armor, so polished that it gleamed even on this gray day, and their huge poleaxes angled out before them.

Mortalis Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 1999

Pikes and poleaxes and spears stood guard around the walls.

Into the Labyrinth Hickman, Tracy 1993

It would seem especially nasty if the victims of the poleaxes were nonviolent demonstrators.

Another Roadside Attraction Robbins, Tom 1971