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Meaning of Dagger | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˈdæɡə

Definitions

A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
A player, supporter or other person connected with Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club.
A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.
The typographical mark †.
A point scored near the end of the game (clutch time) to take or increase the scorer's team lead, so that they are likely to win.

Equivalents

العربية الخنجر خنجر

Azərbaycanca xəncər

Беларуская кінжал

বাংলা খঞ্জর

Bosanski bodež kama oka šica tor анџар бодеж кама крст

Català daga punyal

Čeština dýka

Cymraeg bidog dagr

Dansk dolk

Deutsch Degen Dolch Kreuz

Ελληνικά εγχειρίδιο μαχαίρι ξιφίδιο οβελίσκος στιλέτο

Esperanto ponardo

Español daga obelus puñal serranil

Suomi risti tikari

Français croix kandjar poignard

Gaeilge miodóg

Gàidhlig biodag cuinnsear

עברית פִּגְיוֹן

हिन्दी कटार क्षुरी क्षौरी ख़ंजर छुरा छुरी

Hrvatski bodež kama oka šica tor анџар бодеж кама крст

Magyar kereszt tor

Հայերեն դաշույն

Bahasa Indonesia badek khanjar

Íslenska rýtingur

Italiano croce daga obelisco obelo pugnale stiletto

日本語刀剣短刀短剣釼

ქართული დაშნა ხანჯალი

Қазақша қанжар

ខ្មែរ កាំបិតស្នៀត ក្រឹស

한국어 匕鐔 단검 비수 회검

Kurdî dolk ristî şîş sîs tor

Latina pugio sica

Latviešu duncis

Te Reo Māori oka

Македонски анџар бодеж кама крст

मराठी कट्यार खंजीर चाकू

Bahasa Melayu belati

မြန်မာဘာသာ ဓားမြှောင်

Nederlands dolk kruis

Polski kindżał nóż puginał sztylet

Português adaga punhal

Română jungher pumnal semn de carte șiș stilet

Русский дирк кинжал кортик крестик стиле́т ханджа́р

Slovenčina dýka

Shqip kamë

Српски bodež kama oka šica tor анџар бодеж кама крст

Svenska dolk kors

Тоҷикӣ ханҷар

ไทย กริช

Türkmençe gylyç

Tagalog balaraw daga patalim punyal

Türkçe hançer kama

Українська кинджал

اردو چُھری خنجر

Tiếng Việt chuỷ thủ dao găm

Examples

“The dagger, under the title cultellum and misericorde, has been the constant companion of the sword, at least from the days of Edward I. and is mentioned in the statute of Winchester.”

“His last-minute 3-point dagger silenced the criticism for his so-called failure to come up big in big moments.”

“DAGGER. A piece of timber that faces on to the poppets of the bilgeways, and crosses them diagonally , to keep them together”

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