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fleuret

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ID 718477 Last modified 14.11.2018

Domain combative sports - martial arts

florett

foil

fencing foil

fleuret

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

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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

fleuret 'florett'
- fioretto 'mõõgake, lilleke' sõnast fiore 'lill'

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