FENCING SWORD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sword used in the sport of fencing

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fencing sword" is a kind of...):

blade; brand; steel; sword (a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fencing sword"):

epee (a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade)

foil (a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button)

saber; sabre (a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle)

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