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Meaning of Fencing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈfɛnsɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).
  2. Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure.
  3. The buying and receiving of stolen goods.

Equivalents

Català esgrima
Čeština šerm
Dansk fægtning
Esperanto skermo
Español cerca esgrima receptación vallado
فارسی شمشیربازی
Français escrime recel
עברית סַיִף
Magyar vívás
Հայերեն սուսերամարտ
Bahasa Indonesia anggar
ქართული ფარიკაობა
한국어 검술 펜싱
Kurdî çît reçel şerm serm
Latviešu paukošana
Nederlands hekwerk heling schermen
Português cerca esgrima receptação recetação
Română scrimă
Tagalog eskrima
Türkçe çit eskrim flöre parmaklık
Українська фехтування
Tiếng Việt đấu kiếm

Examples

“The pair both want to touch each other, and indulge in a series of fencings and parryings in the hope of attaining their desire.”
“Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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