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fencing foil

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ID 718477 Last modified 14.11.2018
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Domain combative sports - martial arts
foil
  • neljakandilise painduva tera ja kausikujulise käekaitsmega kerge torkerelv
  • neljatahulise painduva teraga torkerelv; üldpikkus 110 cm, tera pikkus 90 cm, käekaitse läbimõõt 12 cm, kaal 500 g
  • a light fencing sword having a usually circular guard and a flexible blade of rectangular section tapering to a blunted point
  • a sword with a light, flexible blade of rectangular cross section tapering to a blunt point
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  • Terminiga florett tähistatakse lisaks vehklemisrelvale ka vehklemisala, vt kirjet „florett - foil" [14.11.2018]
  • It was designed as a practice weapon for the smallsword fashionable in the 17th century and is now used primarily in the sport of fencing.
  • Õpperelvana kasutusel 17., spordirelvana 19. saj-st.
florett
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  • Piiramata tsiviilkäibega relvad on: ... 5) spordiotstarbeline vehklemisrelv (epee, espadron, florett jt); ...
foil
Usage examples
  • Fencing, organized sport involving the use of a sword — épée, foil, or sabre — for attack and defense according to set movements and rules.
  • The flexible nature of the foil blade permits the modern elite foil fencer to attack an opponent from seemingly impossible angles.
fencing foil
fleuret

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