Q: Passage: A sword is a bladed weapon intended for slashing or thrusting that is longer than a knife or dagger. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration. A sword consists of a long blade attached to a hilt. The blade can be straight or curved. Thrusting swords have a pointed tip on the blade, and tend to be straighter; slashing swords have sharpened cutting edge on one or both sides of the blade, and are more likely to be curved. Many swords are designed for both thrusting and slashing.

Question: Based on this passage, what is the meaning of sword in english? Let's give stream of consciousness first:
This is the relevant information: A sword is a bladed weapon intended for slashing or thrusting that is longer than a knife or dagger. Therefore, the final answer is a bladed weapon intended for slashing or thrusting that is longer than a knife or dagger.