Cutlas (Noun)
Meaning
A short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The swashbuckling pirate pulled out a cutlass to defend himself from the British naval officer.
- Cutlasses were historically issued to naval sailors for boarding enemy ships in close combat.
- Captain Blackbeard wielded a finely crafted cutlass with a smooth black leather hilt.
- Old pirate movies often depict cutlasses being used in dramatic ship-to-ship battles.
- He reached for the rusty cutlass stuck between the old ship's wooden planks.