Noun: remise ri'mIz
- A small building for housing coaches and carriages and other vehicles
"The old estate still had its original remise";
- coach house, carriage house
- An expensive or high-class hackney
"The wealthy tourists hired a remise for their sightseeing tour"
- (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte)
"The fencer scored with a skilful remise after his initial attack was parried"
Derived forms: remises
Type of: hackney, hackney carriage [Brit], hackney coach, knife thrust, outbuilding, stab, thrust
Part of: lunge, passado, straight thrust
Encyclopedia: Remise