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sabre

/ˈseɪ.bər/

/ˈseɪ.bɚ/

Translations

sabrenoun

sabres

/ˈseɪ.bər/

/ˈseɪ.bɚ/

сабля

The officer drew his sabre and led the charge.

Офицер вытащил свою саблю и повел атаку.

Additional translations

Synonyms

sabreverb

sabred

Past Simple

sabred

Past Participle

sabring

Gerund

/ˈseɪbə/

/ˈseɪbər/

саблировать

The soldiers were ordered to sabre the enemy forces.

Солдатам было приказано саблировать вражеские силы.

Synonyms

swing at

sabreadjective

Used attributively: e.g. 'sabre team', 'sabre techniques'

Synonyms

Definitions

sabrenoun

A heavy cavalry sword with a curved blade and a single cutting edge, used in the past by soldiers on horseback.

The officer drew his sabre as he charged into battle.

A light fencing sword with a tapering flexible blade and a handguard that covers the knuckles, used in modern fencing.

She won the fencing match with a swift strike of her sabre.

sabreverb

To cut or wound with a sabre.

The soldier sabred his way through the enemy lines.

To perform a ceremonial or symbolic act of cutting with a sabre.

The officer sabred the bottle of champagne to celebrate the victory.

sabreadjective

Relating to, designed for, or characteristic of a sabre (the weapon or the fencing discipline).

She switched from foil to the more aggressive sabre style.