Phrase guide

battle axe

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An ancient military weapon, an axe designed for combat, including (in heraldry) when borne on arms as a mark of prowess.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A domineering, antagonistic woman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, informal, sometimes

Examples

  • My mother-in-law is a real battle axe.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An electric guitar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An allotment of land at the rear of another property, with a long, narrow strip of land connecting it to the roadway.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flag lot

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: ай-малта (ay-malta) — ancient military weapon
  • Armenian: տապար (tapar) — ancient military weapon
  • Catalan: atxa — ancient military weapon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰斧 /战斧 (zhànfǔ) — ancient military weapon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斧鉞 /斧钺 (fǔyuè) — ancient military weapon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大斧子 (dàfǔzi) — ancient military weapon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戚揚 /戚扬 (qīyáng) — ancient military weapon
  • Danish: stridsøkse — ancient military weapon
  • Dutch: strijdbijl — ancient military weapon
  • Esperanto: batala hakilo — ancient military weapon
  • Estonian: sõjakirves — ancient military weapon
  • Estonian: tapper — ancient military weapon
  • Estonian: võitluskirves — ancient military weapon
  • Faroese: stríðsøks — ancient military weapon
  • Finnish: taistelukirves — ancient military weapon
  • Finnish: sotakirves — ancient military weapon
  • French: hache d'armes — ancient military weapon
  • Georgian: ნაჯახი (naǯaxi) — ancient military weapon
  • Georgian: ცული (culi) — ancient military weapon
  • German: Streitaxt — ancient military weapon
  • Greek: πέλεκυς (pélekys) — ancient military weapon
  • Ancient Greek: πέλεκυς (pélekus) — ancient military weapon
  • Hungarian: csatabárd — ancient military weapon
  • Irish: tua chatha — ancient military weapon
  • Kalmyk: балт (balt) — ancient military weapon
  • Kumyk: айбалта (aybalta) — ancient military weapon
  • Lithuanian: kovos kirvis — ancient military weapon
  • Māori: piharoa — ancient military weapon
  • Persian: تبرزین (tabarzin) — ancient military weapon
  • Polish: topór bojowy — ancient military weapon
  • Portuguese: acha — ancient military weapon
  • Russian: боево́й топо́р (bojevój topór) — ancient military weapon
  • Russian: секи́ра (sekíra) — ancient military weapon
  • Spanish: hacha de armas — ancient military weapon
  • Spanish: hacha bélica — ancient military weapon
  • Swedish: stridsyxa — ancient military weapon
  • Swedish: bila — ancient military weapon
  • Turkish: savaş baltası — ancient military weapon
  • Turkish: balta — ancient military weapon
  • Turkish: teber — ancient military weapon
  • Ottoman Turkish: بالطه (balta) — ancient military weapon
  • Ottoman Turkish: تبر (teber) — ancient military weapon
  • Ottoman Turkish: فاس (fas) — ancient military weapon
  • Ukrainian: бойова соки́ра (bojova sokýra) — ancient military weapon
  • Ukrainian: топі́р (topír) — ancient military weapon
  • Volapük: komipacüd — ancient military weapon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 老潑婦 /老泼妇 (lǎopōfù) — belligerent woman
  • Finnish: amatsoni — belligerent woman
  • Italian: virago — belligerent woman
  • Polish: harpia — belligerent woman
  • Polish: herod-baba — belligerent woman
  • Polish: hetera — belligerent woman
  • Polish: kobieton — belligerent woman
  • Polish: megiera — belligerent woman
  • Russian: бой-ба́ба (boj-bába) — belligerent woman
  • Swedish: drake — belligerent woman
  • Swedish: rivjärn — belligerent woman