broadax

• Большой топор с широким лезвием, исторически использовавшийся для обтёсывания древесины или в качестве оружия.

A large axe with a broad cutting blade, historically used for hewing timber or as a weapon.

1. Large cutting toolC1formal

   A heavy axe with a wide blade, used historically for hewing timber or shaping logs.

   Большой режущий инструмент

   • The carpenter used a broadax to shape the wooden beam.
   • In medieval times, a broadax was a common tool for building houses.
   • He swung the broadax with precision to split the log.