Definition of "fencing" in English

verb

1. present participle and gerund of fence

noun

1. The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).

2. Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure.

   • Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in.

3. Receiving and buying of stolen goods.