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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The first sections of the bike path were made in 1992 with machetes and saws.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
The man who had wielded the machete fled the scene, and Young was rushed to the hospital.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
According to cops, a 34-year-old man was struck in the left hand with a machete by an unidentified man around 11:24 a.m. Friday near Southern Blvd.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
Two victims, teen high school girls, were massacred with machetes and baseball bats.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
The man who had wielded the machete fled the scene, and Young was rushed to the hospital.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
According to cops, a 34-year-old man was struck in the left hand with a machete by an unidentified man around 11:24 a.m. Friday near Southern Blvd.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
Two victims, teen high school girls, were massacred with machetes and baseball bats.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Machete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/machete. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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