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Definition of FENCING

Fencing
Fencing Fen"cing, n. 1. The art or practice of attack and defense with the sword, esp. with the smallsword. See Fence, v. i., 2. 2. Disputing or debating in a manner resembling the art of fencers. --Shak. 3. The materials used for building fences. [U.S.] 4. The act of building a fence. 5. The aggregate of the fences put up for inclosure or protection; as, the fencing of a farm.

Meaning of FENCING from wikipedia

- Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. The three disciplines of modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also saber); each...
- A foil is one of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. It is a flexible sword of total length 110 cm (43 in) or under, rectangular in cross...
- a glossary of terms used in fencing. Contents A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T V W Y Historical and foreign fencing terminology German Italian See...
- Temporary fencing is a free standing, self-supporting fence panel. The panels are held together with couplers that interlock panels together making it...
- Academic fencing (German: akademisches Fechten) or Mensur is the traditional kind of fencing practiced by some student corporations (Studentenverbindungen)...
- Fencing practice and techniques of modern competitive fencing are governed by the International Fencing Federation (FIE), though they developed from conventions...
- is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern épée derives from the 19th-century épée de combat, a weapon...
- references date fencing schools back to the 12th century. Modern fencing originated in the 18th century influenced by the Italian school of fencing of the Renaissance...
- The fencing response is an unnatural position of the arms following a concussion. Immediately after moderate forces have been applied to the brainstem...
- This is a list of colleges and universities with NCAA-sanctioned fencing teams. Fencing is a coed sport, with teams having men's and women's squads, although...