machete
noun
a large heavy knife used especially in Latin American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon.
machetes
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pluralof machete.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Besides pulling off dozens of ticks, Bardwell recalled the main challenge being “wait-a-minute vines,” made tougher by cheap, ineffective machetes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
In March, Victoria announced legislative changes to its Control of Weapons Act, making it illegal to sell or possess machetes, with the new law to start in September.
From BBC ● May 26, 2025
In September 2024, the government introduced legislation making it an imprisonable offence to own or sell zombie-style knives and machetes.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
Sporting Wholesale, which owns the Anglo Arms knife brand, is thought to have sourced its knives and machetes from China.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
Sometimes when we swung the machetes and axes, their weight would send us flying into the bushes, where we would lie for a bit and rub our aching shoulders.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
