noun
- a large axe with a broad, flat blade, used for felling trees or splitting wood
- a tool with a wide, flat blade used in woodworking or timber dressing
Usage: historical; woodworking
Examples
- The lumberjack swung his broadaxe to fell the oak tree.
- A broadaxe was essential equipment for early settlers clearing land.
- The carpenter used a broadaxe to shape the timber beam.
- Medieval craftsmen relied on the broadaxe for heavy woodworking tasks.
- He sharpened his broadaxe before starting the day's work in the forest.