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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An Islamist group linked to Islamic State called the AFD are feared to have beheaded the victims with machetes.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The unprecedented situation arose after MI5 was forced to say sorry to three courts for lying about a neo-Nazi agent who attacked his girlfriend with a machete, the BBC revealed today.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A suspect has been arrested for slashing a woman with a machete inside a New Jersey apartment building, officials announced.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article A man was arrested for allegedly waving a machete out of his window during a road rage incident in Wolcott on Thursday.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The unprecedented situation arose after MI5 was forced to say sorry to three courts for lying about a neo-Nazi agent who attacked his girlfriend with a machete, the BBC revealed today.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A suspect has been arrested for slashing a woman with a machete inside a New Jersey apartment building, officials announced.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article A man was arrested for allegedly waving a machete out of his window during a road rage incident in Wolcott on Thursday.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Machete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machete. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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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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