Definition that contains the sword
- parry (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword
- lunge (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
- passado (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
- straight thrust (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
- gordian knot an intricate knot tied by Gordius, the king of Phrygia, and cut by the sword of Alexander the Great after he heard that whoever undid it would become ruler of Asia