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flyweight

English

Etymology

fly +? weight

Noun

flyweight (plural flyweights)

  1. (mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
  2. (martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
  3. (figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
    • 2010, Roger Ebert, Sex and the City 2:
      The characters of "Sex and the City 2" are flyweight bubbleheads living in a world which rarely requires three sentences in a row.

Derived terms

  • flyweight pattern

Translations

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featherweight

English

Etymology

feather +? weight

Noun

featherweight (plural featherweights)

  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.

Translations

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