swordfish

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.
2. A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely three rows and three columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.

Verb

To fish for swordfish.

Concepts

espadon

xiphias gladius

poisson-sabre

Synonymes

marlin

sailfish

spearfish

Xiphias gladius

broadbill

billfish

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsɔː(ɹ)dfɪʃ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English swerdfysche, from Old English *sweordfisċ. Equivalent to sword + fish.