blades

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"At last!" cried the marshal, as their blades were about to cross.

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  1. noun The flat cutting part of a sharpened weapon or tool.
  2. noun A sword.
  3. noun A swordsman.

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  • They check the rescue equipment on board It's hard to talk over the steady whop-whop of the blades, which is just as well, because Jimmy doesn't have much to say. —  Asimov's SF, October-November2006
  • His first guitars were made using a "tiny, cheesy band saw, where the blades were always breaking," McCollum says.
  • In a vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT), the blades are attached to a central vertical shaft. —  Mother Earth News Latest 10 Articles
  • [January 3, 2008] As blades become increasingly commonplace in the enterprise, vendors are refining their offerings to ensure their blades are a cut above the competition. —  ServerWatch
  • Also the blades could be a little bit eroded due this impact.
 

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