plural of pike-guard

Acestrorhynchus microlepis, a species of characin found in Suriname.

(historical) A flaming lance, more commonly used in sea battles; sometimes used as a distress signal.

(obsolete) A poker (implement used to stoke a fire).

(idiomatic, of an event, thing, person) To emerge, come up; be about to happen; to approach or arrive on the scene; to present (itself or oneself).

present participle of come down the pike

Muraenesox cinereus, a species of eel native to the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

The wooden shaft of a pike. / A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping.

plural of pikestaff

(simile) Extremely clear and plain to see.