saber
/ˈseɪbər/
verb
- To cut or strike with a saber.
- In the old painting, a general is shown sabering a watermelon at a celebration.
- The soldier sabered through the thick rope with one swift motion.
- He sabered the bottle of champagne open at the party.
noun
- A heavy sword with a curved blade, used especially by soldiers on horseback in the past.
- He hung his grandfather's old saber on the wall as a decoration.
- In the museum, we saw a polished saber from the 19th century.
- The cavalry officer drew his saber and charged forward.
- A light fencing sword with a flat, flexible blade and a hand guard, used in the sport of fencing.
- She won the gold medal in saber fencing at the competition.
- He practiced his saber moves every evening at the fencing club.
- The fencer's saber made a sharp clang as it hit the opponent's mask.