fencing
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈfɛn.sɪŋ/
:
esgrima
- I think we'll continue your fencing lessons some other time.
- fencing sport
- virtual fencing
The ones that fight with the sword, fencing, fishing.
- The ones that fight with the sword, fencing, fishing.
- But could you just describe your background with fencing and how you ended up competing?
- And I met a bunch of them who were on the fencing team at that time.
- I think there was one point during a fencing scene that Jonathan Bailey talks about where I think his his his trousers ripped at a certain point.
- Like, you know, fencing probably is, you know, hard.
- Massive Chinese and international competition, lion dance forms, fencing weapons, and then of course, kumite, kickboxing and wrestling.
- So they're desperate to have a fencing champions and, you know, in the in their regiments and that, you know, but in the army, what was life like for you?
Examples
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But could you just describe your background with fencing and how you ended up competing?
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He used to be a fencing instructor in Barcelona.
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And I met a bunch of them who were on the fencing team at that time.
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Maybe she could beat him in their first fencing match instead.
Fiction book (1991) -
The competition began on Wednesday, 13 October, with fencing and shooting.
Academic text (1994) -
I took fencing lessons at the academy.
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Now you're a fencing champion.
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Over the next few days, his fencing skill and aggressiveness picked up.
Fiction book (1991) -
We didn't have football, we didn't have basketball, but we had like weird sports like fencing and archery.
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She took fencing classes to improve her agility and sport skills.
Synonyms
5
6.1
To fight with swords in a skilled, energetic way
3
8.0
Ability to fight well with a sword, as in fencing
Compounds
How Skillful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fencing the sport comes from the verb to fence, which originally meant to 'defend' yourself with a sword and is linked to defend and defence. That's why fencing is the art of using a sword to attack and protect at the same time.