CRUISERWEIGHT

Meaning of CRUISERWEIGHT in English

n. esp. Brit. = light heavyweight (see HEAVYWEIGHT).

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012

CRUISERWEIGHT — noun Date: 1920 a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 190 pounds
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CRUISERWEIGHT — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from the comparison of the second-heaviest boxing class (light-heavyweight) to the traditionally second heaviest warship …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRUISERWEIGHT — /krooh"zeuhr wayt'/ , n. Brit. a light-heavyweight boxer. [ 1915-20; so called by metaphor, since a cruiser is the second …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRUISERWEIGHT — noun Date: 1920 : a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 190 pounds
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRUISERWEIGHT — ■ noun chiefly Brit. another term for light heavyweight .
Concise Oxford English vocab
CRUISERWEIGHT — cruiserweight BrE AmE ˈkruːz ə weɪt AmE \ - ə r- ▷ cruiserweight|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CRUISERWEIGHT — cruis ‧ er ‧ weight /ˈkruːzəweɪt $ -zər-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a ↑ boxer who weighs less than 86.18 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRUISERWEIGHT — n. esp. Brit. = light heavyweight (see HEAVYWEIGHT).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRUISERWEIGHT — n. esp. Brit. light heavyweight (see HEAVYWEIGHT).
Oxford English vocab
CRUISERWEIGHT — ( cruiserweights) A cruiserweight is another name for a light heavyweight . ( mainly BRIT ) N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRUISERWEIGHT — (~s) A ~ is another name for a light heavyweight . (mainly BRIT) N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CRUISERWEIGHT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The contest turned out more like a flyweight taking on a cruiserweight , with the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CRUISERWEIGHT — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ w ā t Function: noun Date: 1920 : a boxer in a weight division having a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BOXING — Sport involving attack and defense with the fists. In the modern sport, boxers wear padded gloves and fight bouts of …
Английский словарь Британика
CRUISER — -zə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Dutch kruiser, from kruisen to cruise + -er 1. : a boat or vehicle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOXING — sport, both amateur and professional, involving attack and defense with the fists in which the two contestants wear padded gloves, …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: SPORTS-AND-GAMES
Britannica English vocabulary
SPINKS, LEON; AND SPINKS, MICHAEL — born July 11, 1953, St. Louis, Mo., U.S. born July 13, 1956, St. Louis American boxers, the first brothers to …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOLYFIELD, EVANDER — born Oct. 19, 1962, Atmore, Ala., U.S. Holyfield, 1996 African-American boxer, the only professional boxer aside from Muhammad Ali to …
Britannica English vocabulary
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT — ˌlight ˈheavyweight BrE AmE noun [countable] a ↑ boxer who weighs less than 79.38 kilograms, and who is heavier than …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEAVYWEIGHT — n. 1 a a weight in certain sports, in the amateur boxing scale over 81 kg but differing for professional …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAVYWEIGHT — n. 1 a a weight in certain sports, in the amateur boxing scale over 81 kg but differing for professional …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAVYWEIGHT — n.1 a a weight in certain sports, in the amateur boxing scale over 81 kg but differing for professional boxers, …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT — ( light heavyweights) A light heavyweight is a professional boxer who weighs between 160 and 175 pounds, or an amateur …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT — (~s) A ~ is a professional boxer who weighs between 160 and 175 pounds, or an amateur boxer who weighs …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
BOXING — n. Sport involving attack and defense with the fists. In the modern sport, boxers wear padded gloves and fight bouts …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BOXING — n. 25B6; noun PUGILISM, the noble art, fighting, sparring, fisticuffs; kick-boxing, prizefighting; the (prize) ring. See list. Boxing Weight Divisions …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Английский основной разговорный словарь

← CRUISER CRULLER→