machete
noun
ma·chete
mə-ˈshe-tē 
-ˈche-;
-ˈshet
: a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
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The farmers—many barefoot, carrying a melange of machetes, spears, and old guns—lay in wait.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 May 2026
Griffin can be seen holding the machete up in the video.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 1 May 2026
During raids in Czechia and Austria, police seized some weapons, such as knives, machetes, axes and gas pistols.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Modern readers may take heart in the fact that there are many excellent critics thwacking through the slop—albeit with freelance machetes, on newfangled platforms.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 May 2026
Griffin can be seen holding the machete up in the video.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 1 May 2026
During raids in Czechia and Austria, police seized some weapons, such as knives, machetes, axes and gas pistols.
—ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
Modern readers may take heart in the fact that there are many excellent critics thwacking through the slop—albeit with freelance machetes, on newfangled platforms.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for machete
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“Machete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machete. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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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
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