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Definition of swashbuckling adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

swashbuckling

adjective

NAmE//ˈswɑʃˌbʌklɪŋ//

, NAmE//ˈswɔʃˌbʌklɪŋ//

[only before noun]

(especially of 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

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