Sentence:  The principal offensive weapon of the hoplite was his spear (<WSD>"dory</WSD>"). Conquered territory was said to be 'spear-won'. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A wooden pike or spear about three metres (ten feet) in length with a flat, leaf-shaped iron spearhead and a bronze butt-spike (called a sauroter), which was the main weapon of hoplites in Ancient Greece. It was usually not thrown but rather thrust at opponents with one hand.