'Pike' definitions:

Definition of 'pike'

(from WordNet)
noun
A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic [syn: expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway]
noun
Highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh
noun
A sharp point (as on the end of a spear)
noun
Medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet
noun
Any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere

Definition of 'Pike'

From: GCIDE
  • Pike \Pike\, n. [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus woodpecker (see Pie magpie), and E. spike. Cf. Pick, n. & v., Peak, Pique.]
  • 1. (Mil.) A foot soldier's weapon, consisting of a long wooden shaft or staff, with a pointed steel head. It is now superseded by the bayonet. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A pointed head or spike; esp., one in the center of a shield or target. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A hayfork. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Tusser. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A pick. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. Raymond. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A pointed or peaked hill. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • 6. A large haycock. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. A turnpike; a toll bar. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. (Zool.) sing. & pl. A large fresh-water fish ({Esox lucius}), found in Europe and America, highly valued as a food fish; -- called also pickerel, gedd, luce, and jack. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Blue pike, grass pike, green pike, wall-eyed pike, and yellow pike, are names, not of true pike, but of the wall-eye. See Wall-eye. [1913 Webster]
  • Gar pike. See under Gar.
  • Pike perch (Zool.), any fresh-water fish of the genus Stizostedion (formerly Lucioperca). See Wall-eye, and Sauger.
  • Pike pole, a long pole with a pike in one end, used in directing floating logs.
  • Pike whale (Zool.), a finback whale of the North Atlantic (Bal[ae]noptera rostrata), having an elongated snout; -- called also piked whale.
  • Sand pike (Zool.), the lizard fish.
  • Sea pike (Zool.), the garfish (a) . [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'pike'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Pike, NY -- U.S. village in New York

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pike, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000) :
382
Housing Units (2000) :
141
Land area (2000) :
0.982435 sq. miles (2.544494 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.008567 sq. miles (0.022189 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.991002 sq. miles (2.566683 sq. km)
FIPS code :
57815
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
42.556262 N, 78.155313 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Pike -- U.S. County in Georgia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pike -- U.S. County in Georgia
Population (2000) :
13688
Housing Units (2000) :
5068
Land area (2000) :
218.374103 sq. miles (565.586305 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.055901 sq. miles (2.734772 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
219.430004 sq. miles (568.321077 sq. km)
Located within :
Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location :
33.089773 N, 84.377396 W

Pike -- U.S. County in Kentucky

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pike -- U.S. County in Kentucky
Population (2000) :
68736
Housing Units (2000) :
30923
Land area (2000) :
787.688725 sq. miles (2040.104346 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.154883 sq. miles (2.991134 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
788.843608 sq. miles (2043.095480 sq. km)
Located within :
Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location :
37.447794 N, 82.411115 W

Pike -- U.S. County in Illinois

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pike -- U.S. County in Illinois
Population (2000) :
17384
Housing Units (2000) :
8011
Land area (2000) :
830.298891 sq. miles (2150.464165 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
18.574461 sq. miles (48.107632 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
848.873352 sq. miles (2198.571797 sq. km)
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
39.629292 N, 90.886468 W

Pike -- U.S. County in Indiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pike -- U.S. County in Indiana
Population (2000) :
12837
Housing Units (2000) :
5611
Land area (2000) :
336.176076 sq. miles (870.692004 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
4.906826 sq. miles (12.708620 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
341.082902 sq. miles (883.400624 sq. km)
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
38.411987 N, 87.237138 W

Pike -- U.S. County in Missouri

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pike -- U.S. County in Missouri
Population (2000) :
18351
Housing Units (2000) :
7493
Land area (2000) :
672.823225 sq. miles (1742.604079 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
11.985872 sq. miles (31.043265 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
684.809097 sq. miles (1773.647344 sq. km)
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
39.360621 N, 91.145704 W

Pike -- U.S. County in Mississippi

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pike -- U.S. County in Mississippi
Population (2000) :
38940
Housing Units (2000) :
16720
Land area (2000) :
408.888855 sq. miles (1059.017229 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.894998 sq. miles (4.908022 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
410.783853 sq. miles (1063.925251 sq. km)
Located within :
Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location :
31.200988 N, 90.433906 W

Pike -- U.S. County in Ohio

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pike -- U.S. County in Ohio
Population (2000) :
27695
Housing Units (2000) :
11602
Land area (2000) :
441.486452 sq. miles (1143.444613 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
2.456174 sq. miles (6.361461 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
443.942626 sq. miles (1149.806074 sq. km)
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
39.073170 N, 83.037706 W

Pike -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pike -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
46302
Housing Units (2000) :
34681
Land area (2000) :
546.808650 sq. miles (1416.227843 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
19.829812 sq. miles (51.358975 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
566.638462 sq. miles (1467.586818 sq. km)
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
41.328631 N, 75.001054 W

Pike -- U.S. County in Alabama

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pike -- U.S. County in Alabama
Population (2000) :
29605
Housing Units (2000) :
13981
Land area (2000) :
671.033468 sq. miles (1737.968630 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.061715 sq. miles (2.749829 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
672.095183 sq. miles (1740.718459 sq. km)
Located within :
Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location :
31.792165 N, 85.937370 W

Pike -- U.S. County in Arkansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Pike -- U.S. County in Arkansas
Population (2000) :
11303
Housing Units (2000) :
5536
Land area (2000) :
603.008374 sq. miles (1561.784452 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
10.872727 sq. miles (28.160233 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
613.881101 sq. miles (1589.944685 sq. km)
Located within :
Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location :
34.177310 N, 93.656805 W

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