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	''']''' ~~defines a sword with a heavy, straight two-edged blade, and historically~~ may ~~refer to~~:		'''Broadsword''' may be:
			*], a heavy military sword used by heavy cavalry during the 17th to early 19th centuries

	*], a family of Renaissance cavalry and military ]s		*more generally, ], a family of Renaissance cavalry and military backswords

	In modern times, the term is also used to refer to:
	*], the single-handed cruciform sword of the High Middle Ages in Europe		*], the single-handed cruciform sword of the High Middle Ages in Europe
	*], a category of single-edged Chinese swords		*], a category of single-edged Chinese swords

	=== Other===
	*], the name given to two ships of the British Royal Navy		*], the name given to two ships of the British Royal Navy

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Broadsword may be:

Broadsword, a heavy military sword used by heavy cavalry during the 17th to early 19th centuries
more generally, Basket-hilted sword, a family of Renaissance cavalry and military backswords
Arming sword, the single-handed cruciform sword of the High Middle Ages in Europe
Dao (sword), a category of single-edged Chinese swords
HMS Broadsword, the name given to two ships of the British Royal Navy