sword dance

noun

A dance featuring swords as props.

Similar
sword dancing

Meanings

nounsword dance (plural sword dances)

plural sword dances

  1. swordsdanceA dance featuring swords as props.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany of various dances by men who step nimbly over swords or flourish them in the air

Similar
sword dancing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish danza de espadas
  • danza de espadasa dance featuring swords as props
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APA

sword dance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sword%20dance

MLA

“sword dance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sword%20dance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sword dance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sword%20dance.

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