A swordfish is a large sea fish with a very long upper jaw.
Swordfish is this fish eaten as food.
...grilled swordfish with a yogurt dressing.
swordfish in British English
(ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ)
nounWord forms: plural-fish or -fishes
a large scombroid fish, Xiphias gladius, with a very long upper jaw: valued as a food and game fish: family Xiphiidae
swordfish in American English
(sɔrdˌfɪʃ)
nounWord forms: pluralswordˌfish
a large, marine, food and game fish (Xiphias gladius) that is the only species of a family (Xiphiidae) of percoid fishes, having a sail-like dorsal fin and a long, flat, swordlike upper jawbone
Examples of 'swordfish' in a sentence
swordfish
The swordfish took off at a breathtaking clip, heading directly astern of the boat.
Mark Mills AMAGANSETT (2004)
Their swordfish was hoisted on to the scales at the end of the dock.
Mark Mills AMAGANSETT (2004)
Though Bonny had made some kind of mark, even there, he was just a swordfish with a lot of sharks around.
Dhondy, Farrukh COME TO MECCA (2004)
Big man, six-three or so, bald and overweight, standing on some dock or other next to a fair-sized swordfish.
Clancy, Tom CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (2004)
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British English: swordfish /ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ/ NOUN
A swordfish is a large sea fish with a very long upper jaw.