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PASSADO
lunge, straight thrust, passado
(noun) (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
passado (plural passados or passadoes)
Alternative form of passade
Anagrams
• Posadas, posadas
Source: Wiktionary
Pas*sade", Pas*sa"do, n. Etym: [F. passade; cf. Sp. pasada. See Pass, v. i.]
1. (Fencing)
Definition: A pass or thrust. Shak.
2. (Man.)
Definition: A turn or course of a horse backward or forward on the same spot of ground.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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