SABRE

[esp. UK] and ANZ, US usually saber [noun] [C] - one of two types of sword, either a heavy sword with a wide, usually curved blade, used in the past by soldiers on horses, or a light pointed sword with one sharp edge used in the sport of fencingThe cavalry rode into battle brandishing their sabres.The Russian team won the sabre event in the latest Olympics.(disapproving) The dictator's speech was mere sabre-rattling (= talk threatening military action) and not to be taken seriously.The sabre-toothed tiger was a large wild cat which lived in the past, with two long curved front teeth.