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broadsword

[ UK /bɹˈɔːdsɔːd/ ]
[ US /ˈbɹɔdˌsɔɹd/ ]
NOUN
  1. a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab

How To Use broadsword In A Sentence

  • How did you get a dirk and a broadsword on an airplane?
  • They wore heaving broadswords belted on at the waist.
  • She saw three men rush in, all carrying broadswords, heavy swords that were almost as hard to block as axes.
  • Without dismounting, he drew his broadsword and rapped the hilt against the gate.
  • He had been out, I believe, in 1715 and 1745, was an active partaker in all the stirring scenes which passed in the Highlands betwixt these memorable eras; and, I have heard, was remarkable, among other exploits, for having fought a duel with the broadsword with the celebrated Rob Roy MacGregor at the clachan of Balquidder. Waverley
  • This problem is even more pronounced in epic fantasy were the barbarian hero can't swing a two-handed broadsword without hitting an ancient prophecy, a royal heir in hiding, orcs, elves or an epic quest to complete. SF Fanatic: I Am Not A Fan Of Fantasy, Here's Why
  • A big rubber thing with a beam like a broadsword and a pencil torch.
  • When comments along the lines of Kelvin MacKenzie's are made at work, I find myself wanting to grab a broadsword and yell things about freedom. Skittledog: Oh, the rich. How they mock you.
  • We started to talk about knives and Mick told me he had a huge collection of knives and swords, ranging from tiny little daggers up to Katanas and Medieval broadswords.
  • Similar in purpose to the gorget of medieval plate armor, the neckerchief served to deflect arrows, broadswords, and even great axes from slicing through the vulnerable neck of a cowboy.
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