broadaxe

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noun

A large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.

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broadax
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Meanings

nounbroadaxe (plural broadaxes)

plural broadaxes · alternative broadax

  1. A large axe, with a broad blade, once used as a weapon and also used for hewing timber.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna large ax with a broad cutting blade

Similar
broadax
Broader
axaxe

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From broad + axe.

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Translations

Swedish bila, bilyxa
  • bilaaxe
  • bilyxaaxe
  • skrädyxaaxe
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“broadaxe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broadaxe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “broadaxe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/broadaxe.

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