swordfight
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɔɹdfaɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɔːdfaɪt/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈso(ː)ɹdfaɪt/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /ˈsoədfaɪt/
- Hyphenation: sword‧fight
Noun
editswordfight (plural swordfights)
- A fight or duel using swords
- 2009 January 30, “Brothers admit swordfight killing of Sione Matavesi in Heckenberg”, in Herald Sun[1]:
- THREE Sydney brothers have pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a man fatally stabbed during a brawl that included a brief swordfight.