WordNet
fireman's axe
n. an ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting edge and a point on the other side [syn: fireman's ax]
Usage examples of "fireman's axe".
Smith, meanwhile, had ushered the others from the still smoke-filled, eye-watering, throat-irritating atmosphere of the radio room into the comparatively purer air of the passageway beyond, and was waiting the return of Schaffer when his face became suddenly thoughtful at the sight of some fire-fighting gear -- a big CO2 extinguisher, buckets of sand and a fireman's axe -- on a low platform by the passage wall.
When Chaitin returns he's carrying a fireman's axe and an empty kit-bag.
He was still holding the fireman's axe in his right hand, a look of surprise on his face.