sabre A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...

is a type of sword. Sabre, Sabres, saber, or SABRE may also refer to:

Weapons and weapon systems

Sabre (fencing) The sabre (US English: ''saber'', both pronounced ) is one of the three disciplines of modern fencing. The sabre weapon is for thrusting and cutting with both the cutting edge and the back of the blade (unlike other modern fencing weapons, the � ...

, a sporting sword *

Sabre (tank) Sabre is a variation of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked), featuring the turret from a wheeled Fox Armoured Reconnaissance Vehicle mounted on the hull of a tracked FV101 Scorpion. Development This UK hybrid vehicle was introduced as ...

, a modern British armoured reconnaissance vehicle *

Chinese sabre ''Dao'' (pronunciation: , English approximation: , Chinese: 刀; pinyin: ''dāo'') are single-edged Chinese swords, primarily used for slashing and chopping. The most common form is also known as the Chinese sabre, although those with wider bl ...

or ''dao'', a variety of Chinese sword * HMS ''Sabre'', three ships of the Royal Navy *

North American F-86 Sabre The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing So ...

, an American jet fighter aircraft **

North American F-100 Super Sabre The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard (ANG) until 1979. The first of the Century Series of ...

, an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft * SS-20 Saber, NATO designation for the RT-21M Pioneer missile

Fiction

* ''Sabre'' (Eclipse Comics), one of the first graphic novels *

Sabre (NX Files) This page is a list of the characters of ''NX Files''. * Alain Moussihttp://www.mixedmartialartsexpo.com/popups/page83.htm – Spike, Ronin * Stephan Roy – Rex * Patrick Beriault – Rio * Marc Knowles – Sniper, Akuma * Emilie Lavoie – Katan ...

, a fictional character in ''NX Files'' videos * "Sabre" (''The Office''), an episode of American sitcom ''The Office'' and a fictional electronics company * Sabre, the name of Vert Wheeler's car in ''

Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 ''Hot Wheels: Battle Force 5'' is a 3D CGI science fiction sports animated television series created by Mattel, Nelvana Limited, and Nerd Corps Entertainment, based on the Hot Wheels toy line by the American toy maker, Mattel which was introd ...

'' * Sabre, a vehicle in the ''

Grand Theft Auto ''Grand Theft Auto'' (''GTA'') is a series of action-adventure games created by David Jones (video game developer), David Jones and Mike Dailly (game designer), Mike Dailly. Later titles were developed under the oversight of brothers Dan Hous ...

'' video game series * ''Sabre'' (1997), a novel by

James Follett James Follett (27 July 1939 – 10 January 2021) was an English author and screenwriter. Follett became a full-time fiction writer in 1976, after resigning from contract work as a technical writer for the Ministry of Defence. He wrote over 20 ...

Aircraft and rocket engines

SABRE (rocket engine) SABRE (Synergetic Air Breathing Rocket Engine) is a concept under development by Reaction Engines Limited for a hypersonic precooled hybrid air-breathing rocket engine. The engine is being designed to achieve single-stage-to-orbit capability, ...

(Synergistic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine), a proposed combined cycle rocket engine *

Arnet Pereyra Sabre II The Arnet Pereyra Sabre II is an American, two-seats in side-by-side configuration, conventional landing gear-equipped, strut-braced, high-wing ultralight trainer that was produced by Arnet Pereyra Inc of Rockledge, Florida in kit form for amat ...

, an ultralight aircraft *

Canadair Sabre The Canadair Sabre is a jet fighter aircraft built by Canadair under licence from North American Aviation. A variant of the North American F-86 Sabre, it was produced until 1958 and used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) until ...

, a jet fighter aircraft * Napier Sabre, a piston aeroengine

Organisations and companies

SaBRE A sabre ( French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as th ...

(Supporting Britain's Reservists and Employers), a UK government campaign *

Sabre Corporation Sabre Corporation is a travel technology company based in Southlake, Texas. It is the largest global distribution systems provider for air bookings in North America. American Airlines founded the company in 1960, and it was spun off in 2000. I ...

, an American travel technology company which runs an air travel reservations system by the same name * Sabre Medical (previously called Sabre Safety), a Swedish gas-equipment company *

SABRE Research UK SABRE Research UK was a British charity raising awareness of the need to remove bias from the conduct and scientific evaluation of animal research. It addressed issues in systematic reviews of animal studies (published results of laboratory ani ...

, a UK charity for the scientific evaluation of animal models in medicine *

Society for All British and Irish Road Enthusiasts A roadgeek (from ''road'' + ''geek'') is an individual involved in "roadgeeking" or "road enthusiasm"—an interest in roads, and especially going on road trips, as a hobby. A person with such an interest is also referred to as a road e ...

(SABRE), a website covering the British and Irish road network

Sports teams

Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along w ...

, NHL hockey team *

Somerset Sabres Somerset County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Somerset. Founded in 1875, Somerset was initially regarded as a minor ...

, the name used by Somerset County Cricket Club in one day competition *

Sheffield Sabres Sheffield Elite is an English basketball club and academy from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Elite compete in the English Basketball League, Division 3 North and the team's head coach is Peter Scantlebury. History Sabres (2001–2021) The Sabre ...

, an English basketball team, from Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Other uses

Sabre (travel reservation system) Sabre Global Distribution System, owned by Sabre Corporation, is a travel reservation system used by travel agents and companies to search, price, book, and ticket travel services provided by airlines, hotels, car rental companies, rail providers ...

, a system owned by Sabre Holdings, originally developed by American Airlines * Sabre (dinghy), a class of sailing dinghy *

Sabres, Landes Sabres () is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department *Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gascogne Landes de Gascogne Regional Natural Park ...

, a commune in the Landes department in France *

Honda Sabre The Honda Sabre was a motorcycle made by Honda from 1982 to 1985. Two years of the Sabre production run were part of a group of Japanese motorcycles that came to be known as "tariff-busters". The 1984 and 1985 models fell in this class because of ...

, a Honda motorcycle * Sodium-iodide with Active Background REjection, a dark matter detection experiment planned for the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory *

Sabre squadron A sabre squadron, or (in US English) saber squadron, is a unit of sub-battalion size, in some military ground forces. The term originated in the British Army, and is derived from the sabre traditionally used by soldiers mounted on horses, includ ...

, an army combat unit of sub-battalion size