passado Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
    lunge; straight thrust.

WordNet

Pas*sade", Pas*sa"do noun (Also<
  • Passade
  • Passado
)
Etymology
F. passade; cf. Sp. pasada. See Pass, v. i.
Definitions
  1. (Fencing) A pass or thrust. Shak.
  2. (Man.) A turn or course of a horse backward or forward on the same spot of ground.

Webster 1913