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Straight thrust   /streɪt θrəst/   Listen
Straight thrust

noun
1.
(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward.  Synonyms: lunge, passado.






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"Straight thrust" Quotes from Famous Books



... steady as when I stood opposite you. It was a good cause in which I was to fight, and as soon as our swords crossed I felt how different it was to standing up against you, and that the ruffian knew little of sword-play. Twice I saw an opening for a straight thrust, but I had no desire to kill him, and waited until I could slash him across the face, and it needed but a few passes ...
— A March on London • G. A. Henty



Words linked to "Straight thrust" :   lunge, remise, knife thrust, stab, fencing, passado, thrust



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