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welter-weight

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. a boxer weighing more than a lightweight boxer and less than a middleweight boxer; someone boxing in the welterweight class
  2. A weight of 28 pounds (or 40 pounds: a heavy welterweight), sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races.

Equivalents

Españolpeso wélter
Françaispoids welter
DeutschWeltergewicht
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CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Weltered Weltering Welters Welterweight welthe welting

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