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broadsword

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈbɹɔːd.sɔːd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈbɹɔd.sɔɹd/
  • CMU ARPABET: B R AO1 D S AO2 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person armed with such a sword.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of longsword.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, often

Topics: fantasy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: longsword

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A flat, rectangular bread made from corn (maize) and beans by the Cherokee, traditionally by boiling rather than baking it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To attack or kill with a broadsword.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare, transitive

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6

noun

Meaning 6

a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sword, blade, brand, steel

Narrower terms: claymore

History

Etymology

From broad + sword.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 闊劍 /阔剑 (kuòjiàn) — longsword with a broad cutting blade
  • Czech: široký meč — longsword with a broad cutting blade
  • Finnish: leveämiekka — longsword with a broad cutting blade
  • French: estramaçon — longsword with a broad cutting blade
  • Ancient Greek: ῥομφαία (rhomphaía) — longsword with a broad cutting blade
  • Hungarian: pallos — longsword with a broad cutting blade
  • Irish: claíomh leathan — longsword with a broad cutting blade
  • Italian: spadone — longsword with a broad cutting blade
  • Japanese: ブロードソード (burōdosōdo) — longsword with a broad cutting blade
  • Latin: spatha — longsword with a broad cutting blade
  • Manx: cliwe daa laue — longsword with a broad cutting blade
  • Marathi: ब्रॉडसॉर्ड (brŏḍsŏrḍa) — longsword with a broad cutting blade
  • Russian: пала́ш (paláš) — longsword with a broad cutting blade
  • Swahili: upanga mpana — longsword with a broad cutting blade
  • Swedish: huggvärja — longsword with a broad cutting blade
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