machetes
Cane-cutting tools
Machetes are large, heavy knives with broad blades, used for cutting vegetation or as weapons.
The machete is the quintessential tool of tropical agriculture—clearing brush, harvesting sugarcane, opening coconuts.
Its effectiveness as an improvised weapon has made it notorious in conflicts and violent crimes: The attackers came with machetes.
Singular: machete.
Broad African cutting blade
- boloPhilippine cutting blade
- kukriCurved Nepalese combat blade
- cutlassCurved slashing naval blade
- CaribbeanTropical Atlantic region
Philippines · Indonesia · Africa · Malaysia · traditional · ceremonial · regional · craftsmanship
Flat cutting edge
- sheathProtective blade covering
- handlePart for gripping
- sharpeningMaking more cutting
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
edge · tang · rivets · grip · whetstone · honing · carbon · temper
Sucrose-yielding tropical grass
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
coconut · banana · field · crop · vegetation · thicket · jungle · brush
Armed hostile engagement
- attackAggressive act against another
- violenceHarmful physical force
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- self-defenseProtecting oneself from harm
conflict · gang · assault · slash · wound · threat · rebel · militia
Wilderness survival skill set
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- shelterProtected place or structure
- firewoodCut logs for burning
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
batoning · camp · bamboo · vines · expedition · jungle · rainforest · trek
panga
Broad African cutting blade
Caribbean · Philippines · Indonesia · Africa · Malaysia · traditional · ceremonial · regional · craftsmanship · artisan
blade
Flat cutting edge
- sheathProtective blade covering
- handlePart for gripping
- sharpeningMaking more cutting
steel · edge · tang · rivets · grip · whetstone · honing · carbon · temper · bevel
sugarcane
Sucrose-yielding tropical grass
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- harvestingGathering mature crops
underbrush · coconut · banana · field · crop · vegetation · thicket · jungle · brush · weeding
combat
Armed hostile engagement
- attackAggressive act against another
- violenceHarmful physical force
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
self-defense · conflict · gang · assault · slash · wound · threat · rebel · militia · guerrilla
bushcraft
Wilderness survival skill set
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- shelterProtected place or structure
- firewoodCut logs for burning
kindling · batoning · camp · bamboo · vines · expedition · jungle · rainforest · trek · exploration
- arms and armorswords, shields, helmets, daggers, axes
- Weaponryrifles, shotguns, grenades, missiles, bombs
- African farmingmaize, cassava, sorghum, millet, yams
- smallholder farmingsubsistence farming, smallholders, smallholdings, family farms, hand tools
- African ConflictsRwandan genocide, Boer War, Darfur, Al-Shabaab
- jungle huntingblowgun, blowguns, bow hunting, bows, arrows
machetesscalpels
Thin-bladed medical knives
surgical instruments · craft knives · lancets · embroidery scissors · laser cutters
machetespocket knives
Small folding cutting tools
penknives · razor blades · box cutters · switchblades · paring knives
macheteschainsaws
Motor-driven cutting tools
laser cutters · power saws · hedge trimmers · CNC machines · plasma cutters