Meaning & use

cutlass

noun·Advanced

A short sword with a slightly curved blade, historically used by sailors and pirates.

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The pirate captain waved his cutlass as he boarded the enemy ship.

The museum displayed an eighteenth-century cutlass once carried by a naval officer.

A note on using this word

Cutlass is strongly associated with naval and pirate history rather than modern weaponry.

Words with a similar meaning

saberblade

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