Thesaurus results for BROADSWORD

broadsword

noun

Definition of broadsword

as in rapier

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Recent Examples of broadsword However, some people have also pointed out that this could just be the game’s version of the regular steel broadsword. — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 There is a lot of pretty convincing combat with axes and broadswords. — Nat Segnit, Harpers Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026 With fire and broadsword came pestilence, in the form of a sickness called Morrisania fever, which carried off many Refugees. — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024 The hands are broadsword-shaped, with a stainless steel build that contrasts nicely with the dial. — Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 7 July 2022

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Noun

By holding a button, a simple katana suddenly becomes a 10-foot blade, or a rapier sprouts a demolition-grade power drill — all capable of viscerally dismembering and maiming foes.

— Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Although scaled down in cast and production size to fit the 194-seat Solana Beach theater, this rollicking comedy has lost none of it rapier wit and sass.

— Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025

Definition of rapier

Noun

Its head crest is shaped like a curved sword called a scimitar, and measures 20 inches long.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2026
Enter, Katara Towers, a staggering 725-foot-high behemoth of two halves fashioned to look like the curved scimitar swords on the nation’s seal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026

Definition of scimitar

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And when the news first broke in Semafor last month that Paramount was seriously considering a move out of state, industry observers dismissed the threat as corporate saber rattling.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026
In all three cases, the light-saber-like lighting unit itself quickly attaches/detaches to and from a bayonet mount at the rear end of the main bracket.

— Ben Coxworth May 15, New Atlas, 15 May 2026

Definition of saber

Noun

The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.

— Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.

— Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024

Definition of cutlass

Noun

In the Sacred Relics Room, visitors can view the Prophet Muhammad’s cloak and sword, while the Harem is located the sultan's private quarters.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
His office walls are full of samurai swords and revolutionary art, and his desk is littered with Zyn cans and sugar-free Dr Peppers.

— Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026

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