noun
definition
A light sword, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
definition
A modern fencing sword modeled after the sabre.
Examples of sabres in a Sentence
Wounds caused by projectiles, sabres, etc, are the special subject of naval and military surgery.
The reserve artillery consisted cf 23 batteries and Stuart's cavalry corps of 3 000 sabres.
At the accession of Prince Charles, the Rumanian army consisted of raw levies, led by adventurers from any country, provided with no uniform, and, in many cases, armed only with pikes or sabres.
Wounds caused by projectiles, sabres, &c., are the special subject of naval and military surgery; while under the head of military hygiene we may include the general subject of ambulances, the sanitary arrangements of camps, and the various forms of epidemic camp sickness.
Over time, marching bands were no longer unique to the military and modern color guard teams added "color" to the marching band performance with choreography, and props such as rifles, flags and sabres.
It is calculated that the field army would consist, in the third week of a great war, of 633 battalions, 410 squadrons and 574 batteries, with technical, departmental and medical troops (say 630,000 bayonets, 60,000 sabres and 3444 guns, or 750,000 men), and that these could be reinforced in three or four weeks by 350 fresh battalions.