Seconde
noun, plural secondes
[si-kondz; French suh-gawnd] /sɪˈkɒndz; French səˈgɔ̃d/ (Show IPA). Fencing.
1.
the second of the eight defensive positions.
noun
1.
the second of eight positions from which a parry or attack can be made in fencing
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