English Explanatory Dictionary

featherweight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 126 pounds or 57.2 kilograms.
  2. A sportsman who fights in this division.
  3. The lightest weight that may be carried by a racehorse.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɛðɚˌweɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-featherweight.wav

Word forms

featherweight featherweights

Etymology

From feather + weight.

Translations

Bulgarian: перо Catalan: pes ploma Finnish: höyhensarja French: poids plume German: Federgewicht Hungarian: pehelysúly Polish: waga piórkowa Portuguese: peso-pena Romanian: categorie pană Swedish: fjädervikt
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