What does "ploughshare" mean?

`n.`犁头的一部分，用于切割土壤；犁的刀片

How do you pronounce "ploughshare"?

The pronunciation is /'plaʊʃeə/. Listen to American and British pronunciations on this page.

[US]/'plaʊʃeə/

[UK]/'plaʊ'ʃɛr/

Frequency: Very High

n.a part of a plow that cuts the soil; the blade of a plough

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I dream of a day when there will be a way to resolve all the world’s conflicts, swords beaten into ploughshares and spears into pruning booksy.

I dream of a day when there will be a way to resolve all the world’s conflicts, swords beaten into ploughshares and spears into pruning booksy.

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