| Pronunciation: | | 'weltur`weyt
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a boxer who weighs no more than 147 pounds
- [n] a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds
- [n] a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeple chase or hurdle race)
- [adj] of a weight class of 135-147 lbs for boxers; "the welterweight championship"
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WELTERWEIGHT is a 12 letter word that starts with W. |
| | Synonyms: | | heavy |
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| | See Also: | | boxer, grappler, matman, pugilist, weight, weight unit, wrestler |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Wel"ter*weight`\, n.
1. (Horse Racing) A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is
called a {heavy welterweight}) sometimes imposed in
addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and
hurdle races.
2. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between
that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight.
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