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broadsword

American  
[brawd-sawrd, -sohrd] / ˈbrɔdˌsɔrd, -ˌsoʊrd /

noun

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

broadsword British  
/ ˈbrɔːdˌsɔːd /

noun

  1. Also called: backsword.  a broad-bladed sword used for cutting rather than stabbing

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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

He routinely completed samurai training, grappling training and broadsword training beginning at five in the morning.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 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

Perrington shook his head, putting a hand on his broadsword as he thought for a moment.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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