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cruiserweight

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cruis·er·weight  (krzr-wt)
n. In both senses also called junior heavyweight.
1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 190 pounds (85.5 kilograms), between light heavyweight and heavyweight.
2. A boxer competing in this weight division.
[Possibly after the cruiser warship, the second heaviest warship.]
cruiserweight [ˈkruːzəˌweɪt]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) Boxing another term (esp Brit) for light heavyweight
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Noun1.cruiserweight - a professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds
light heavyweight
prizefighter, gladiator - a professional boxer
Translations
cruiserweight [ˈkruːzəweɪt] N (Boxing) → peso m semipesado
cruiserweight [ˈkruːzərweɪt] (mainly British)
n → mi-lourd m, poids m mi-lourd
modif [champion, championship, title] → des mi-lourds
cruising speed n [ship, car, aircraft] → vitesse f de croisière
cruiserweight
n (Boxing) → Halbschwergewicht nt


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