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quarte

/kwɔːrt/

Meanings
noun
The fourth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at neck height, the palm of the hand facing upwards.

Examples :

"During the fencing lesson, the instructor demonstrated the quarte, holding his foil with the palm up and the tip pointed towards an imaginary opponent's neck. "
position sport weapon technical military

Related Words

Illustration upwards

upwards adverb

/ˈʌpwədz/ /ˈʌpwɚdz/

Towards a higher place; towards what is above.

"The smoke from the campfire drifted upwards into the night sky. "

Illustration instructor

instructor noun

/ɪnˈstrʌktər/

One who instructs; a teacher.

"The instructor explained the new math concept clearly to the students. "

Illustration imaginary

imaginary noun

/ɪˈmædʒɪn(ə)ɹi/ /ɪˈmædʒɪˌnɛɹi/

Imagination; fancy.

"My brother's imaginary friend always helped him with his math homework. "

Illustration towards

towards preposition

/tɘˈwoːdz/ /təˈwɔːdz/ /tʊˈwɔɹdz/

In the direction of.

"She moved toward the door."

Illustration fencing

fencing verb

/ˈfɛnsɪŋ/

To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.

"The farmer fenced in the field to keep his sheep from wandering away. "

Illustration fourth

fourth noun

/fɔːθ/ /fɔɹθ/

(not used in the plural) The person or thing in the fourth position.

"The fourth in line at the school cafeteria was a girl with a bright purple backpack. "

Illustration demonstrated

demonstrated verb

/ˈdɛmənstɹeɪtɪd/

To show how to use (something).

"Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?"

Illustration position

position noun

/pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

A place or location.

"My favorite position in the classroom is near the window. "

Illustration opponent

opponent noun

/ɒpəʊnənt/

One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.

"During the crackdown, many opponents of the regime were arrested."

Illustration holding

holding verb

[ˈhəʉɫdɪŋ] [ˈhəʊɫdɪŋ] [ˈhoʊɫdɪŋ]

To grasp or grip.

"Hold the pencil like this."

Illustration defensive

defensive noun

/dɪˈfɛnsɪv/

A means, attitude or position of defense.

"The football team's defensive strategy was key to their victory. "

Illustration pointed

pointed verb

/ˈpɔɪntɪd/

To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

"The teacher pointed to the map to show the students where the capital city was located. "