fencing

fenc·ing  (fnsng)

n.

1. The art or sport of using a foil, épée, or saber in attack and defense.

2. Skillful repartee, especially as a defense against having to give direct answers.

3. Material, such as wire, stakes, and rails, used in building fences.

4. A barrier or enclosure of fences.

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fencing

Noun

1. the sport of fighting with swords or foils

2. materials used for making fences

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fencing - a barrier that serves to enclose an area fence backstop - (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement chainlink fence - a fence of steel wires woven into a diamond pattern hedge, hedgerow - a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes paling, picket fence - a fence made of upright pickets rail fence - a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle) stone wall - a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields wall - a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited" weir - a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish fence line - a boundary line created by a fence
	2.	fencing - material for building fences fencing material building material - material used for constructing buildings
	3.	fencing - the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) swordplay, play - the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" passado, straight thrust, lunge - (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward parry - (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword remise - (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte) riposte - (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge epee - a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade foil - a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button piste - a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts saber, sabre - a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle riposte - make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

Translations

fencing [ˈfɛnsɪŋ] n → esgrima

fencing [ˈfɛnsɪŋ] fence n (= sport) → escrime m

fencing [ˈfɛnsɪŋ] fence n (Sport) → Fechten nt

fencing [ˈfɛnsɪŋ] n (SPORT) → scherma