machete

noun

ma·​chete mə-ˈshe-tē 

-ˈche-;

-ˈshet

: a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Authorities suspected Constanzo killed Kilroy with a machete after torturing him. —María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2023

Later, in 2016, she was sentenced to nine years in prison after being accused of robbing convenience stores three times while armed with a machete, according to court records and state officials. —Dan Morse, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2023

In the late night hours of Dec. 31, a suspect, later identified as Bickford, targeted three officers with a machete, the NYPD reported. —CBS News, 6 Jan. 2023

Shekari was accused of blocking a street in Tehran and attacking with a machete a member of the security forces, who required stitches for his wounds, the agency said. —Jon Gambrell, ajc, 8 Dec. 2022

Shekari was accused of blocking a street in Tehran and attacking with a machete a member of the security forces, who required stitches for his wounds, the agency said. —Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2022

Clendaniel and Russell met while incarcerated at separate prisons, according to the court documents - Russell in federal custody for possessing bombmaking materials and Clendaniel in a Maryland facility for robbing convenience stores with a machete. —Rachel Weiner, Jasmine Hilton, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2023

An apparent road rage attack last week in which a man smashed the car window of a food delivery driver with a machete is under investigation, San Jose police said Monday. —Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2023

Trevor Bickford, 19, was taken into custody after three officers were targeted by a suspect wielding a machete, officials say. —Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Spanish

First Known Use

circa 1575, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

machete

noun

ma·​chete mə-ˈshet-ē 

-ˈchet-ē;

mə-ˈshet

: a large heavy knife used especially for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon