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as in swords
a hand weapon with a length of metal sharpened on one or both sides and usually tapered to a sharp point
dueled with blades rather than guns
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as in knives
an instrument with a metal length that has a sharp edge for cutting
used a small blade to cut the rope
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Recent Examples of blades
Wiggling the pruners back and forth trying to complete the too-big cut can throw the blades out of whack.
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Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
Some models have thicker, larger blades or a guillotine cutting action to cut branches up to 2 inches thick.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
For Deodorizing Drain Using slices of lemon is an easy trick for keeping the blades of an in-sink garbage disposal clear of debris and grime and creating a fresh scent in the sink area.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
The rear of the car looks downright deadly after the addition of a razor-sharp central fin slicing the aforementioned transparent engine cover in half and two side blades capping the ends of the big wing, which itself has been raised higher.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
Below those small fang-blades, each haunch floats independently over its respective wheel, the body panel previously connecting them deleted to save weight.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
The turbine features an 885-foot rotor and 430-foot blades, generating enough power for 160,000 households annually.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2024
Each turbine will stand 252m tall, have 108m long turbine blades and a 222m rotor diameter.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
This follows the successful installation of recyclable blades at RWE’s Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm off the German island Heligoland.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
Some models have thicker, larger blades or a guillotine cutting action to cut branches up to 2 inches thick.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2024
For Deodorizing Drain Using slices of lemon is an easy trick for keeping the blades of an in-sink garbage disposal clear of debris and grime and creating a fresh scent in the sink area.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
The rear of the car looks downright deadly after the addition of a razor-sharp central fin slicing the aforementioned transparent engine cover in half and two side blades capping the ends of the big wing, which itself has been raised higher.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
Below those small fang-blades, each haunch floats independently over its respective wheel, the body panel previously connecting them deleted to save weight.
—New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2024
The turbine features an 885-foot rotor and 430-foot blades, generating enough power for 160,000 households annually.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2024
Each turbine will stand 252m tall, have 108m long turbine blades and a 222m rotor diameter.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
This follows the successful installation of recyclable blades at RWE’s Kaskasi Offshore Wind Farm off the German island Heligoland.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Blades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blades. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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