broadsword
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of broadsword
before 1000; Middle English brood swerd, Old English brād sweord. See broad, sword
Example Sentences
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The public will be able to see the solid-silver-hilted broadsword from March next year.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2023
There were lessons in horsemanship and broadsword handling.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2023
“Trying to pick a single sector to outperform the market is like trying to hit a piñata with a broadsword after you’ve been blindfolded and spun around.”
From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2022
The visitor points to a jutting I-beam - a rusting broadsword stuck in a metal mound - and wonders how Eisner could get it into her studio.
From Washington Times • Nov. 14, 2016
But when Dawn set another day a-shining I took my spear and broadsword and I climbed a rocky point above the ship, for sight or sound of human labor.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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