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épée

[ay-pay, ep-ay] / eɪˈpeɪ, ˈɛp eɪ /
NOUN
blade
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epee




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This departure was so embarrassing to the Russians that it led to the firing of the country’s top épée coach.

From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

Saber refers to the kind used by cavalry, and épée is a nod to weapons once used in duels.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2023

Yep, the wheelchair fencing has the team épée gold at the end of the day’s qualifying fights.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2021

The 17th gold medal saw Japan become the first Asian nation to win Olympic men’s épée team fencing by beating the Russian Olympic Committee team.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021

I followed the épée group into the adjacent cafeteria, where we were broken down into smaller groups of ten or so based on our ability.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

In Rio, wheelchair fencer Piers Gilliver won silver in the epee A event.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2021

In fencing, the top four teams in the men’s team epee crashed out in the quarter-finals.

From Reuters ● Jul. 30, 2021

Romain Cannone won France’s first gold medal of the Tokyo Games moments later, beating Gergely Siklosi of Hungary 15-10 in the men’s epee final.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2021

Center for SafeSport after the allegations surfaced but an arbiter overturned the suspension, allowing him to compete as an alternate in the men’s epee, which starts Sunday, the New York Post reported.

From Fox News ● Jul. 23, 2021

There are lots of girls carrying all kinds of blades: foil, epee, sabre.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes


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