broadaxe

ˈbrɔːdæks

Definition

Definition of broadaxe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

woodworking

Rare

large axe with a broad blade for hewing wood

Rare

The carpenter used a broadaxe to shape the beam.

historical weapon

Rare

large axe with a broad blade used historically as a weapon

Rare

The knight carried a broadaxe into battle.

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large axe with a broad blade for hewing wood
large axe with a broad blade used historically as a weapon

Origin of broadaxe

Old English, brād (broad) + æx (axe)

Examples of broadaxe in a sentence

The broadaxe was essential for the timber work.
The museum displayed a broadaxe from the medieval era.
Craftsmen used a broadaxe for shaping timber.

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French:hache à équarrir, hache médiévale, ...
German:Breitaxt, Streitaxt, ...
Italian:scure, ascia da guerra, ...
Spanish:hacha ancha, hacha de guerra, ...
Portuguese:machado largo, machado, ...
Chinese:宽刃斧, 大斧, ...
Japanese:ブロードアックス, 戦斧, ...
Arabic:فَأْس عَرِيضَة, فَأْس وَاسِعَة, ...
Hebrew:גַּרְזֶן רָחָב, גַּרְזֶן רָחָב, ...
Russian:широкий топор, ...
Ukrainian:теслярська сокира, широка сокира, ...
Hindi:ब्रोडऐक्स, ब्रोडएक्स, ...
Bengali:ব্রডএক্স, বিস্তৃত কুঠার, ...
Catalan:destral ampla, destral de guerra, ...
Czech:teslice, bojová sekera, ...
Danish:bredøkse, ...
Dutch:brede bijl, strijdbijl, ...
Greek:φαρδύ τσεκούρι, πλατιά τσεκούρι, ...
Hungarian:ácsfejsze, csatabárd, ...
Khmer:ពូថៅមុខធំ, ពូថៅធំមុខទូលាយ, ...
Korean:브로드액스, 대도끼, ...
Persian:تبر پهن, تبر جنگی, ...
Polish:topór ciesielski, topór bojowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):machado largo, machado de lâmina larga, ...
Romanian:topor lat, topor de luptă, ...
Swedish:bilyxa, billyxa, ...
Thai:ขวานใหญ่, ...
Turkish:geniş balta, savaş baltası, ...
Vietnamese:rìu lớn, rìu chiến, ...

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