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Definition of swashbuckling adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

swashbuckling

adjective
 
/ˈswɒʃbʌklɪŋ/
 
/ˈswɑːʃbʌklɪŋ/
[only before noun]
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  1. (especially of films/movies) set in the past and full of action, adventure, fighting with swords, etc.
    • a swashbuckling tale of adventure on the high seas
    • the swashbuckling hero of Hollywood epics
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySwashbuckling is used with these nouns:
    • hero
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