flanconnade

noun

flan·​con·​nade

variants or less commonly flanconade

¦flaŋkə¦nād,

-näd

plural -s

: a bind in fencing that terminates in a thrust under the adversary's arm

Word History

Etymology

French, irregular from flanc flank

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