- the flat part of a knife, tool or machine, which has a sharp edge or edges for cutting
- The machine comes with a plastic guard over the blade to protect the operator.
Extra Examples- Knife blades are generally made of stainless steel.
- The prisoner used a hacksaw blade to cut through the bars.
- He swung the blade with all his strength.
- The swordsmen weaved and dodged as their blades clashed over and over again.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sharp
- blunt
- dull
- …
- sharpen
- draw
- sheathe
- …
- one of the flat parts that turn around in an engine or on a helicopter
- the blades of a propeller
- rotor blades on a helicopter
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- sharp
- blunt
- dull
- …
- sharpen
- draw
- sheathe
- …
- the flat wide part of an oar (= one of the long straight pieces of wood that are used to row a boat) that goes in the water
- a single flat leaf of grass
- Not a blade of grass stirred.
- the flat metal part on the bottom of an ice skate see also shoulder blade
Word OriginOld English blæd ‘leaf of a plant’ (also in sense (2)), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blad and German Blatt.
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