machete
Brush-clearing knife
A machete is a large, heavy knife with a broad blade, used for cutting vegetation and as a weapon.
It's the essential tool for clearing jungle paths, harvesting sugarcane, and opening coconuts.
In regions where it's common, the machete serves as an all-purpose cutting implement: He hacked through the undergrowth with his machete.
Dense tropical forest
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- trailPath through wilderness
- brushBristled cleaning tool
vegetation · path · thicket · vines · bamboo · sugarcane · clearing · bushwhack
Gathering mature crops
- sugarcaneSucrose-yielding tropical grass
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
- caneStick for support
field · cutting · farmhand · labor · coconut · banana · husking · agave
Wilderness survival skill set
- shelterProtected place or structure
- firewoodCut logs for burning
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
- prepperOne who stockpiles for catastrophe
self-reliance · wilderness · resourceful · outdoors · camping · tool · multipurpose · emergency
Philippine cutting blade
jungle
Dense tropical forest
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- trailPath through wilderness
brush · vegetation · path · thicket · vines · bamboo · sugarcane · clearing · bushwhack · slash
harvest
Gathering mature crops
- sugarcaneSucrose-yielding tropical grass
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
cane · field · cutting · farmhand · labor · coconut · banana · husking · agave · sisal
bushcraft
Wilderness survival skill set
prepper · self-reliance · wilderness · resourceful · outdoors · camping · tool · multipurpose · emergency · gear
bolo
Philippine cutting blade
sharp
Fine-edged, or astute
sharpen · whetstone · tang · handle · sheath · carbon · temper · grind · bevel · flat
combat
Armed hostile engagement
- attackAggressive act against another
- defenseProtection against harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
violence · conflict · slash · strike · intimidation · assault · crime · gang · warfare · guerrilla
- kniveschef's knife, pocket knife, utility knife, steak knife, boning knife
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- bladed weaponsdagger, sword, stiletto, sabre, dirk
- bladesblade, edge, knife, razor blade, cutting edge
- cuttersknife, blade, scissors, shears, cutter
- historical weaponsmusket, muskets, flintlock, flintlocks, pistols
machetescalpel
Precise surgical knife
precision knife · X-Acto knife · craft knife · lancet · surgical instrument
machetepenknife
Small folding pocket blade
pocket knife · Swiss Army knife · nail clippers · letter opener · paring knife
machetecombine harvester
All-in-one grain gatherer
brush cutter · chainsaw · weed whacker · lawn mower · tractor