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Meaning of Cutlass | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈkʌtləs

Definitions

  1. A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship.
  2. A similarly shaped tool; a machete.

Equivalents

العربية سيف الملاحين
Bosanski sablja сабља
Català sabre
Deutsch Entermesser
Español sable
Suomi hukari
Français sabre d'abordage
Hrvatski sablja сабља
Magyar szablya
日本語 カットラス
Македонски сабја
Nederlands hartsvanger
Polski kord kordelas
Português alfanje cutelo
Русский аборда́жная са́бля сабля тесак
Српски sablja сабља
Svenska huggare
Kiswahili mundu
Українська шабля

Examples

“She could feel Tern’s stare fixed right between her shoulder blades, and knew he was aching to plunge his cutlass there.”
“In vain the captain threatened to throw him overboard; suspended a cutlass over his naked wrists; Queequeg was the son of a King, and Queequeg budged not.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

cutlass bearing Cutlasses cutlassfish Cutler Cutler Bay cutler's stool

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