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Fencing

Of or pertaining to an olympic sport in which two opponents use swords to combat each other for points based on who strikes an acceptable "target area" first.

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match

Sports; Fencing

The aggregate of bouts between two fencing teams.

salut des armes

Sports; Fencing

A sort of a choreographed demonstration of arms, consisting of sets of fencers saluting, attacking, parrying, drilling and performing set routines in chorus.

avertissement

Sports; Fencing

French word for warning which is used to indicate a minor rule infraction by one of the fencers.

jury

Sports; Fencing

The 4 officials, or judges, who watch for hits in a dry fencing bout. The judges watch for hits on the fencer opposite their end of the strip. A judge acknowledges a hit by raising his or her hand, ...

red card

Sports; Fencing

Used to indicate repeated minor rule infractions or a major rule infraction by one of the fencers; results in a point being given to the other fencer, and often the annulment of any touch which would ...

referee

Sports; Fencing

also director, president. The mediator of the fencing bout.

yellow card

Sports; Fencing

also avertissement, warning. Used to indicate a minor rule infraction by one of the fencers.

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