swordnoun [ C ]
uk/sɔːd/us/sɔːrd/B2 a weapon with a long, sharp metal blade and a handle, used especially in the past
Examples
- a sword with a steel blade
- a two-edged sword
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Hand weapons
- battleaxe
- bayonet
- blackjack
- blowgun
- blowpipe
- bludgeon
- boomerang
- catapult
- dirk
- flick knife
- harpoon
- hilt
- jackknife
- rapier
- sabre
- scabbard
- scimitar
- shanghai
- sheath
- sheath knife
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Examples from literature
- Japanese swords are famous because they are very sharp and strong.
- Samurai warriors used swords.
- So, sword makers stopped making swords and started making knives.
- They made the best swords in the world.
- They used metal to make knives and swords, and moving parts to build war machines, like catapults.
Idiom(s)
beat/turn swords into ploughshares
put sb to the sword
sword of Damocles