broadsword

Meaning

Noun

1. A type of early modern sword that has a broad double-edged blade for cutting (as opposed to the more slender thrust-oriented rapier) and typically a basket hilt.
2. A person armed with such a sword.
3. (colloquial, often) Synonym of longsword.
4. A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.

Verb

To attack or kill with a broadsword.

Synonyms

sword

backsword

blade

cutlass

foil

glaive

Translations

estramaçon

pala

Schwert mit breiter Klinge

broadsword

spadone

muntant

montante

sable

espadón

geniş ağızlı kılıç

slagzwaard

sabre

Schwert

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹɔːd.sɔːd/

Etymology

From broad + sword.