cutlass
cutlass
Definition
cut·lass (kut′ləs)
noun
a short, thick, curving sword with a single cutting edge, formerly used esp. by sailors
Etymology: Fr coutelas, via ? Prov or It coltellaccio < L cultellus, dim. of culter: see colter
cutlass
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- draw: The next instant I saw Black Dog in full flight, and the captain hotly pursuing, both with drawn cutlasses.
- wield: Picked up by one of the more notorious pirate ships, Connor soon finds himself wielding a cutlass.
- wear: Although he wore a cutlass, and had used it that day with tremendous effect, he did not now draw it.
Adjective modifier
- new: Out ahead the new cutlass sufficiently intense do was not his.
Modifies a noun
- radar: A similar equatorward shift in the region of backscatter is observed by the CUTLASS radar.
- supreme: Great culture and cutlass supreme and led thompson to.
- blade: Lorry springs make good raw material for cutlass blades.
- drill: The entry parading was all together with the cutlass drill and smartly presented arms to the visiting admiral on his dais.
- bearing: This would cause unnecessary wear and tear on the cutlass bearing and transmission.
Preposition: in
- hand: She likes blood and guts between the teeth and cutlass in hand.
Browse dictionary entries near cutlass
- cutlassfish
- cutler
- cutlery
- cutlet
- cutline
- cutoff
- cutoff frequency
- cutoff wavelength
- cutout
- cutover
