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sabre

American  
[sey-ber] / ˈseɪ bər /

noun

Chiefly British.
sabred, sabring

  1. saber.

sabre British  
/ ˈseɪbə /

noun

  1. a stout single-edged cavalry sword, having a curved blade

  2. a sword used in fencing, having a narrow V-shaped blade, a semicircular guard, and a slightly curved hand

  3. a cavalry soldier

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verb

  1. (tr) to injure or kill with a sabre

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Etymology

Origin of sabre

C17: via French from German (dialect) Sabel, from Middle High German sebel, perhaps from Magyar száblya; compare Russian sablya sabre

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Next month, the two nations will participate in a large biennial exercise, called Talisman Sabre, that will involve more than 30,000 personnel from 19 nations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2025

If your goal is overwhelming, divide it into smaller pieces, suggests Don Grant, CFP and partner at Sabre Wealth in Wichita, Kansas.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024

On 29 July four Australian soldiers died after their 45 MRH-90 Taipan crashed off the coast of Queensland while participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre, the largest bilateral military training exercise between Australia and the US.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2023

The strike group finished up participation in a major exercise with Australian air and naval forces called Talisman Sabre 23 on Aug. 4.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2023

It was interesting flying, and I got a chance to fly such airplanes as the North American F-100 Super Sabre, the Convair F-1Q2 Delta Dagger, the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, and quite a few others.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

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