swashbuckling
adjective /ˈswɒʃbʌklɪŋ/
/ˈswɑːʃbʌklɪŋ/
[only before noun]- (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