🇬🇧 Cutlass meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A cutlass is a short sword with a wide, slightly curved blade and one sharp edge. It was often used long ago by sailors and pirates in sea battles because it was easy to swing on crowded ships.

The pirate’s shiny cutlass looked scary, until everyone noticed it still had a price tag from the costume shop.

I tried to draw a fierce pirate with a cutlass, but it ended up looking like a banana with a handle.

During the school play, the pirate forgot his cutlass, so he threatened the sailors with a rolled-up math worksheet instead.

I dressed as a pirate for Halloween, but my cardboard cutlass kept folding every time I said, "Arrr!"

The tiny pirate hamster lifted his cutlass and squeaked, "Surrender your sunflower seeds!"

On the sand a child found a cutlass and held it wide. An old pirate ran up, grinning, and tapped the cutlass with a gloved thumb. He drew a short, curved cutlass from his belt and swung it once to clear seaweed. The child laughed, clutching the cutlass, while the pirate sheathed the cutlass and waved goodbye.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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