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switch·blade

(swĭch′blād′)

A pocketknife having a spring-operated blade that opens instantly when a release on the handle is pressed. Also called switchblade knife, switch knife.

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switchblade

(ˈswɪtʃˌbleɪd) or

switchblade knife

(Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) US and Canadian a knife with a retractable blade that springs out when a button is pressed

Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): flick knife

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switch•blade

(ˈswɪtʃˌbleɪd)

n.

a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button. Also called switch′blade knife′.

[1905–10]

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Noun

switchblade - a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button

flick knife, flick-knife, switchblade knife

pocket knife, pocketknife - a knife with a blade that folds into the handle; suitable for carrying in the pocket

Translations

springkniv

stiletti

switchblade

[ˈswɪtʃˌbleɪd] N (US) → navaja f de muelle or de resorte

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

switchblade

[ˈswɪtʃbleɪd] n (= knife) → cran m d'arrêt

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

switchblade

[ˈswɪtʃˌbleɪd] n (also switchblade knife) → coltello a scatto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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