English Dictionary

broadsword

/ˈbɹɔːd.sɔːd/

noun

(history) 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.

He swung the broadsword with all his might.

意味（1）

(history) 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.

The principal distinction between the broadsword and the rapier is, that the latter is formed only for thrusting, while the former is adapted for cutting also. Indeed, those who use the broadsword are, in my opinion, too apt to neglect the use of the point, and to give their attention almost exclusively to the cuts.

意味（2）

A person armed with such a sword.

意味（3）

(colloquial, often fantasy) Synonym of longsword

The Brythunian's arm drew back; the ancient broadsword with its strange, clawed quillons arcked spinning through the air.

意味（4）

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

Cherokee broadswords' and dog-heads, or Iroquois wedding breads (paired like dumbbells) might be eaten and described by visitors, but apparently were not adapted by colonial farmers other than a few intermarried pioneers.