Cutlass

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A short heavy sword with a curved single-edged blade, once used as a weapon by sailors.
  • n. Caribbean A machete.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.
  • n. A similarly shaped tool; a machete.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See curtal ax.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. See cutlas.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    brand    blade    steel    sword   
    Variant
    curtal ax   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sword    hanger    cuttoe    short sabre   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rapier    sabre    broadsword    scimitar    saber