Lightsaber
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /laɪtˈseɪ.bə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lightsaber is a noun meaning (science fiction) A sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light or energy.
Meaning
(science fiction) A sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light or energy.
More Meanings
- A real-world toy, prop, or device fashioned after the fictional lightsaber.
Example Sentences
Wielding his flashlight like a lightsaber, Kyle sent golden shafts slicing through the swirling vapors.
[Obi-Wan Kenobi to Luke Skywalker] Your father's lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster. An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.
The country’s fencing federation has officially recognised lightsaber duelling as a competitive sport, granting the weapon from George Lucas’s space saga the same status as the foil, epee and sabre, the traditional blades used at the Olympics.
Poster Power / Get the scheme behind the scene with Star Wars Blueprints: The Ultimate Collection. This boxed set includes five double-sided posters with blueprints of the Death Star, R2-D2, and C-3PO, lightsabers and blasters, Darth Vader and the Millennium Falcon.
Word Forms
- lightsabers
- light saber
- lightsabre
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include skyship, swordstress, blade-woman, astroship, sidelight, sell-sword.
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