salut des armes

noun

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

OriginFrench salut des armes →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Frenchsalut des armes
  2. Frenchsalut des armes
  3. Englishsalut des armes

Borrowed from French salut des armes.

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