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Meaning of welter-weight | Babel Free

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

Deutsch Weltergewicht
Español peso wélter
Suomi välisarja
Français poids welter
Italiano peso welter
Svenska welterviktare

CEFR level

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

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