PASSADO
Dictionary entry overview: What does passado mean? • PASSADO (noun)
The noun PASSADO has 1 sense:
1. (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
Familiarity information: PASSADO used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PASSADO (noun)
Meaning:
(fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
passado; straight thrust; lunge
Hypernyms ("passado" is a kind of...):
knife thrust; stab; thrust (a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument)
Meronyms (parts of "passado"):
remise ((fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte))
Domain category:
fencing (the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules))
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