1. a large ocean fish with a long, flat, sword-like upper jaw

Examples

• The restaurant served grilled swordfish with lemon butter.
• Swordfish can grow up to 15 feet long and weigh over 1,000 pounds.
• Commercial fishermen use longlines to catch swordfish in deep waters.
• The swordfish used its bill to stun smaller fish before eating them.
• We ordered swordfish steaks at the seafood market.
• Swordfish are found in tropical and temperate waters around the world.