English Dictionary

cutlass

/ˈkʌtləs/

noun

(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.

He brandished a cutlass as he boarded the pirate ship.

意味（1）

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

She could feel Tern’s stare fixed right between her shoulder blades, and knew he was aching to plunge his cutlass there.

意味（2）

A similarly shaped tool; a machete.