sabre
Americannoun
noun
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a stout single-edged cavalry sword, having a curved blade
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a sword used in fencing, having a narrow V-shaped blade, a semicircular guard, and a slightly curved hand
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a cavalry soldier
verb
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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Separately, the defence secretary told Saudi Arabia's defence minister that the UK will deploy air defence missile system Sky Sabre there this week along with teams to operate the system.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
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
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
The crashed Taipan had been taking part in Talisman Sabre, a biennial U.S.-Australian military exercise that is largely based in Queensland state.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 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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