machete
noun
ma·chete
mə-ˈshe-tē 
-ˈche-;
-ˈshet
: a large heavy knife used for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
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Police found four other guns in the home — two rifles and two pistols — as well as a machete, a BB gun and numerous boxes of ammunition throughout the house and the garage, authorities said.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024
Among those were the killings of Kayla Cuevas, 16, and Nisa Mickens, 15, lifelong friends and classmates at Brentwood High School who were killed with a machete and a baseball bat.
—CBS News, 10 July 2024
In June, Chinese coast guard ships rammed and boarded Philippine navy vessels, using machetes, axes and hammers to damage the boats and threaten the crews.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 6 July 2024
The Tramontina Wood Machete is a classic, no-frills machete and a fantastic budget buy.
—Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2024
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024
Among those were the killings of Kayla Cuevas, 16, and Nisa Mickens, 15, lifelong friends and classmates at Brentwood High School who were killed with a machete and a baseball bat.
—CBS News, 10 July 2024
In June, Chinese coast guard ships rammed and boarded Philippine navy vessels, using machetes, axes and hammers to damage the boats and threaten the crews.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 6 July 2024
The Tramontina Wood Machete is a classic, no-frills machete and a fantastic budget buy.
—Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2024
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machete
noun
ma·chete
mə-ˈshet-ē
-ˈchet-ē;
mə-ˈshet
: a large heavy knife used especially for cutting sugarcane and underbrush and as a weapon
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