blade
noun [C] (FLAT PART) /bleɪd/Definition
B2 the flat part on a knife or similar tool or weapon, with a very thin edge used for cutting: a sword with a steel blade a packet of razor bladesToolsGardening tools › a wide, flat part on a tool or machine, used to push back water or air: a propeller blade windscreen wiper bladesTools in general › used in the names of other objects that are flat, thin, and sometimes long, like a bladeTools in general › a long, narrow leaf of grass or a similar plant: a blade of grass › the metal part on the bottom of an ice skate → See also shoulder blade
(Definition of blade noun (FLAT PART) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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