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broadsword

[ brawd-sawrd, -sohrd ]

noun

  1. a sword having a straight, broad, flat blade.


broadsword

/ ˈbrɔːdˌsɔːd /

noun

  1. a broad-bladed sword used for cutting rather than stabbing Also calledbacksword
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of broadsword1

before 1000; Middle English brood swerd, Old English brād sweord. See broad, sword
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Example Sentences

As of Wednesday, the organization confirmed, 23 bands were still standing—including Broadsword.

My dagger is in my belt, and with the guid broadsword at my side I can with one blow cut a man in twain!

They might have been compared to a rapier and a two-handed broadsword.

"I could do the feat this minute," said Daly, angrily, as turning away he detached a heavy broadsword from the wall.

Then, whirling up his broadsword with both hands to the height, He rush'd against Horatius, and smote with all his might.

And with that he caught up the ancient broadsword, only to swear again when he found no room to swing it in.

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