cutlass

cut·lass also cut·las  (ktls)

n.

1. A short heavy sword with a curved single-edged blade, once used as a weapon by sailors.

2. Caribbean A machete.

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[French coutelas, from Old French coutelasse, probably augmentative of coutel, knife, from Latin cultellus, diminutive of culter, knife; see skel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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cutlass [ˈkʌtləs]

n

(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a curved, one-edged sword formerly used by sailors

[from French coutelas, from coutel knife, from Latin cultellus a small knife, from culter knife; see coulter]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cutlass - a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors cutlas sword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

Translations

cutlass [ˈkʌtləs] N → alfanje m

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cutlass [ˈkʌtləs] n (= sword) → coutelas m

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cutlass

n → Entermesser nt

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cutlass [ˈkʌtləs] n (History) → sciabola

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cutlass [ˈkʌtləs] n (History) → sciabola

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cutlass

n cutlass [ˈkatləs]

a short, broad, slightly curved sword with one cutting edge. kort sabel سَيْف البَحّاره къса сабя šavle huggert kurzer Säbel σπάθα alfanje meremehemõõk شمشیر کوتاه و پهن؛ قمه miekka coutelas חֶרֵב קְצָרָה खांडा, तेग वगैरह kratka, povinuta sablja rövid (tengerész)kard golok bjúgsverð coltellaccio 短剣 (해적 사용하는) 날이 휜 무거운 단검 kardas mačete kedubang korte sabel huggert kord cutelo hanger абордажная сабля šabľa zakrivljen meč mačeta huggare มีดพร้า korsan kılıcı 短劍，彎刀 кортик چهوٹ‍ی تلوار thanh đoản kiếm 短剑