Hatchetback

/ˈhætʃɪtbæk/ noun

Definition

A small hatchet or ax with a short handle, or something shaped like a hatchet that's positioned at the back or rear.

Etymology

From hatchet (a small ax, from Old French hachette, diminutive of hache meaning ax) + back. The term is less common than hatchback in modern usage.

Kelly Says

Some old ship designs had a 'hatchet back' stern—a sharp, squared-off back that looked like a hatchet blade—which actually made ships more hydrodynamic than the rounded sterns that became popular later!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳት
en-si-sat
ARالعربية
سيف البحر
sayf al-ba-har
BNবাংলা
কুঠার মাছ
ku-thaar ma-ch
CACatalà
peix espasa
peh-ix es-pa-sa
CSČeština
mečounovka
mech-ou-nov-ka
DADansk
sværdfisk
svaerd-fish
DEDeutsch
Schwertfisch
shver-tfish
ELΕλληνικά
σπαθόψαρο
spa-tho-psa-ro
ESEspañol
pez espada
pez es-pa-da
FAفارسی
ماهی شمشیر
ma-hee sha-me-sir
FISuomi
miekkakala
miek-ka-ka-la
FRFrançais
poisson-épée
pwa-son eh-pee
GUGU
ખાડુ
kha-du
HAHA
kofa
ko-fa
HEעברית
דג חרב
deg charv
HIहिन्दी
तलवार मछली
tal-war ma-ch-lee
HUMagyar
szablyáshal
sha-bly-ash-hal
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan pedang
i-kan pe-dang
IGIG
ọkụ
oh-koo
ITItaliano
pesce spada
peh-che spa-da
JA日本語
剣魚
ken-gi
KKKK
тас
tas
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
bra-pro-phon
KO한국어
검어
geom-eo
MRMR
खड्डा
kha-dda
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan pedang
i-kan pe-dang
MYမြန်မာ
အကျယ်
a-ky-e
NLNederlands
speervis
spe-er-vis
NONorsk
sverd fisk
sverd fish
PAPA
ਖੜਗ
khar-g
PLPolski
mieczowiec
m-yech-o-v-ets
PTPortuguês
peixe-espada
pay-she-es-pa-da
RORomână
pește-cuțit
peh-ste-cu-tit
RUРусский
меченос
me-che-nos
SVSvenska
spadarfisk
spa-dar-fish
SWKiswahili
samaki wa kisu
sa-ma-ki wa ki-su
TAதமிழ்
வளைபற்கள்
va-lai-pa-r-gal
TEతెలుగు
వెండి చేప
ve-ndi che-p
THไทย
ปลาหมึก
pla-mueng
TLTL
isda na may talim
is-da na may ta-lim
TRTürkçe
kılıçbalığı
kil-ich-ba-li-gi
UKУкраїнська
меч-риба
mech-ri-ba
URاردو
چھری والا مچھلی
chhri wa-la ma-ch-lee
VITiếng Việt
cá kiếm
ca-kiem
YOYO
ọpẹ
oh-peh
ZH中文
剑鱼
jiàn yú
ZUZU
izigqili
ee-zi-ghi-li

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