(nautical) A short sword with a curved blade, and a convex edge; once used by sailors when boarding an enemy ship. / A similarly shaped tool; a machete.

(transitive) To cut back (vegetation) with a cutlass.

plural of cutlass

simple past tense and past participle of cutlass

present participle of cutlass

(nautical) A bearing on the drive shaft of a vessel, usually made of brass with an inner grooved rubber lining that is lubricated by the surrounding water entering the grooves as it rotates. It is a variant of the stave bearing.

plural of cutlass bearing

plural of cutlassfish

A predatory perciform marine fish in the family Trichiuridae, with large sharp teeth and an eel-like appearance.