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machete
[ muh-shet-ee, -chet-ee ]
noun
- a large heavy knife used especially in Latin American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon.
- a tarpon, Elops affinis, of the eastern Pacific Ocean, having an elongated, compressed body.
machete
/ -ˈtʃeɪ-; məˈʃɛtɪ /
noun
- a broad heavy knife used for cutting or as a weapon, esp in parts of Central and South America
Word History and Origins
Origin of machete1
Word History and Origins
Origin of machete1
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Example Sentences
Max and Mason being hunted like animals, running scared for their lives as the teenagers chase them with swords and machetes.
The boys had been knifed down in the street with machetes, just yards from Mason's front door in Knowle West.
Mason, 15, and Max, 16, were stabbed to death with machetes yards from Mason's front door in Knowle West, Bristol.
Police found weapons and equipment including a crossbow, 14 knives including some with Nazi and SS insignia, machetes, a tomahawk, a samurai sword, knuckledusters, a catapult, an extendable baton and a stun gun.
Mr Seesahai was stabbed through the heart and lungs with a machete and died at the scene.
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