Meaning & use
cutlass
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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