What Is a Riposte?
In Fencing, a Riposte Is an Offensive Action with the Intent of Hitting One's Opponent Made by the Fencer Who Has Just Parried an Attack. in Military Usage, a...
In fencing, a riposte is an offensive action with the intent of hitting one's opponent made by the fencer who has just parried an attack. In military usage, a riposte is the strategic device of hitting a vulnerable point of the enemy, thereby forcing him to abandon his own attack.
What is a counter riposte?
1. Sports A quick thrust given after parrying an opponent's lunge in fencing. 2. A retaliatory action, maneuver, or retort. intr.v.
What is meant by riposte?
/rɪˈpoʊst/ a quick and clever remark, often made in answer to a criticism: She made a sharp/witty/neat riposte. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Remarks & remarking.