sabre (redirected from sabers)

sa·bre  (sbr)

n. & v. Chiefly British

Variant of saber.

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sabre or US saber

Noun

1. a heavy single-edged cavalry sword with a curved blade

2. a light sword used in fencing, with a narrow V-shaped blade [German (dialect) Sabel]

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Sabre a cavalry unit, 1829.

Example: sabres and bayonets of the fields, 1829.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sabre - a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle saber fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) fencing sword - a sword used in the sport of fencing
	2.	sabre - a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back cavalry sword, saber scimitar - a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade sword, steel, blade, brand - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
Verb	1.	sabre - cut or injure with a saber saber cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	2.	sabre - kill with a saber saber kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

Translations

sabre, saber (US) [ˈseɪbəʳ] n → sable m

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sabre [ˈseɪbəʳ] n → Säbel m

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sabre

n sabre [ˈseibə]

a type of curved sword, used by cavalry. sabel سَيْف сабя šavle sabel der Säbel καμπυλωτό ξίφος του ιππικού sable saabel شمشير بلند و خميده نظامي sapeli sabre חֶרֶב פָּרָשִים तलवार sablja kard pedang riddarasverð sciabola サーベル 기병도(刀) kardas zobens pedang lengkung sabel sabel szabla sabre sabie сабля, шашка šabľa sablja sablja sabel ดาบโค้ง süvari kılıcı 馬刀 шабля خمدار تلوار kiếm lưỡi cong của kị binh 马刀