用以砍擊的武器，基本上是將較為沈重而扁平的刀刃，固定於一支把手上所組合而成，可揮動把手敲擊或投擲。若是指用於其他用途，斧刃一般較為狹窄的斧，則用「斧(工具)」一詞。

斧(武器)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
斧頭(武器)　(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,,)
fu (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
fǔ (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
fu(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
axes(weapons)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
ax(weapon)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
bijlen(wapens)　(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
bijl(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
hachas(arma)　(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
hacha(arma)　(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........裝備與設備
............武器與彈藥
................武器
....................有刃武器
........................斧 (武器)

distinguished from....

斧(工具)

英文....	Cutting weapons consisting basically of a relatively heavy, flat blade fixed to a handle, wielded by either striking or throwing. For axes used for other purposes, typically having narrower blades, use "axes (tools)."
荷蘭語....	Slagwapens met een brede, zware, a-symmetrische kling die haaks op de steel geplaatst is. Kan ook gegooid worden. Gebruik 'bijlen (gereedschap)' voor bijlen voor ander doeleinden, die meestal smallere bladen hebben.
西班牙語....	Armas cortantes que consisten básicamente en una hoja plana, relativamente pesada fijada a un mango, empuñadas para atacar o lanzarlas. Para hachas usadas con otros propósitos, normalmente de hojas más angostas, use "hacha (herramientas).”

斧(武器)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 June 5, 2013
.................	牛津當代大辭典 106
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 July 16, 2013
斧頭(武器)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 97
.................	牛津當代大辭典 106
axes(weapons)............	[VP]
.................	Blair, European and American Arms (1962) 21; axes
.................	Connolly, Greece and Rome at War (1981) IND; axes
.................	Diagram Group, Weapons (1980) illustration, 22; axes
.................	Norman and Pottinger, English Weapons and Warfare (1979) 94; axes
.................	Oakeshott, Sword in the Age of Chivalry (1965) 66; axes
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990) axes
.................	Tarassuk and Blair, Complete Encyclopedia of Arms and Armor (1979) axes
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) axes
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
.................	BHA Subject Headings (1985-) axes
ax(weapon)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
bijlen(wapens)............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
bijl............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
hachas(arma)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
hacha(arma)............	[VP]
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) II:16
.................	Meyer, Manual de Ornamentación (2004) 512
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Chenhall, Revised Nomenclature (1988) precoor.; ax, belt
.................	Van Dale Engels-Nederlands (1989)

Getty AAT: 300036982 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300036982
聯合目錄： 斧 、斧頭 、fu 、fǔ 、fu 、axes 、ax 、bijlen 、bijl 、hachas 、hacha