swordfight

sword·fight
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US/ˈsɔɹdfaɪt/UK/ˈsɔːdfaɪt//ˈso(ː)ɹdfaɪt//ˈsoədfaɪt/

noun

A fight or duel using swords.

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Meanings

nounswordfight (plural swordfights)

plural swordfights

  1. A fight or duel using swords.

    THREE Sydney brothers have pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a man fatally stabbed during a brawl that included a brief swordfight.

    2009 January 30, “Brothers admit swordfight killing of Sione Matavesi in Heckenberg”, in Herald Sun

Origin

From sword + fight.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“swordfight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swordfight. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swordfight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swordfight.

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