asta

Definitions of asta
  1. noun
    a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised
  2. noun
    the handle of a weapon or tool
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    type of:
    agarradera, agarradero, asa, asidero, asimiento, cogedero, empuñadura, mango, tirador, tomadero
    the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
  3. noun
    an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
    synonyms: arpón, garrocha, lanza
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    type of:
    herramienta
    instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
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