FENCING SWORD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fencing sword mean? 

• FENCING SWORD (noun)
  The noun FENCING SWORD has 1 sense:

1. a sword used in the sport of fencing

  Familiarity information: FENCING SWORD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FENCING SWORD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sword used in the sport of fencing

Classified under:

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)