epees
Duelist's sporting weapons
Epees is the plural of epee, a fencing sword with a rigid, tapered blade and a large bell-shaped guard protecting the hand.
Unlike foils and sabres, epees allow touches on any part of the body.
The word comes from French for sword.
The fencers selected their epees from the rack.
Defeat a plan
- sabreCurved single-edged sword
- boutLimited stretch of something
- pisteDesignated ski route
- parryDefensive blade deflection
riposte · fleche · lunge · touché · maître · grip · guard · counterattack
Forceful forward motion
- lungeSudden forward movement
- advanceMove or progress forward
- attackAggressive act against another
- feintDeceptive mock attack
timing · distance · target · touch · penetration · extension · recovery · engagement
Slender dueling blade
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- hiltWeapon's graspable portion
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- pointExact location or meaning
tip · tang · pommel · steel · lightweight · flexible · blunted · weapon
Global athletic contest
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- boutLimited stretch of something
- medalMetal honor token
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
athletes · referee · score · ranking · qualification · pool · elimination · seeding
Slender dueling blade
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- secondsTime units, or extras
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- satisfactionState of fulfilled desires
challenge · duelist · engagement · gentlemen · chivalry · insult · code · antagonist
foil
Defeat a plan
parry · riposte · fleche · lunge · touché · maître · grip · guard · counterattack · disengage
thrust
Forceful forward motion
feint · timing · distance · target · touch · penetration · extension · recovery · engagement · preparation
rapier
Slender dueling blade
point · tip · tang · pommel · steel · lightweight · flexible · blunted · weapon · triangular
Olympics
Global athletic contest
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- boutLimited stretch of something
- medalMetal honor token
podium · athletes · referee · score · ranking · qualification · pool · elimination · seeding · fencer
rapier
Slender dueling blade
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- secondsTime units, or extras
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
satisfaction · challenge · duelist · engagement · gentlemen · chivalry · insult · code · antagonist · dawn
- swordssword, sabres, longsword, rapier, saber
- American swordssabers, cutlass, cutlasses, ceremonial swords, dress swords
- Duelingduel, duels, dueling, duelist, pistols at dawn