boarding axe

noun

An axe with a spike opposite the cutting edge, used for smashing locks, cutting ropes, etc. during naval warfare.

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Meanings

nounboarding axe (plural boarding axes)

plural boarding axes · alternative boarding ax

  1. An axe with a spike opposite the cutting edge, used for smashing locks, cutting ropes, etc. during naval warfare.

Translations

Dutch enterbijl
  • enterbijlTranslations
French hache d’abordage
  • hache d’abordageTranslations
German Enterbeil
  • EnterbeilTranslations
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APA

boarding axe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boarding%20axe

MLA

“boarding axe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boarding%20axe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boarding axe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boarding%20axe.

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