ша́шка — meaning in English

English meaning

• draught noun A current of cool air moving through a room, usually coming in through a gap around a door, window or chimney.
• sabre noun A curved, single-edged sword traditionally used by cavalry.

Senses

ша́шка is used for these senses in English:

• draught (British) A checker: a game piece used in the game of draughts.
• sabre (British spelling, Canadian spelling) A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point.
• shashka A kind of guardless, lightly-curved sabre used in Russia.

draught — full definition

1. noun A current of cool air moving through a room, usually coming in through a gap around a door, window or chimney.
2. adjective Of beer or cider: served from a cask or keg through a tap rather than from a bottle or can.
3. noun An amount of liquid swallowed in one go; a long drink.

sabre — full definition

1. noun A curved, single-edged sword traditionally used by cavalry.
2. noun A lightweight fencing sword modelled on the cavalry weapon, used in the Olympic fencing discipline of the same name.

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