featherweight
featherweight
Definition
feather·weight (-wāt′)
noun
- any person or thing of comparatively light weight or small size
- an unimportant person or thing
- a boxer between a junior featherweight and a junior lightweight, with a maximum weight of 126 pounds (57.15 kg)
- the minimum weight that a racehorse may carry in a handicap
adjective
- of featherweights
- light or trivial
featherweight
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- boxer: Would we expect a featherweight boxer to be pitted against a heavyweight?
- champion: Scott Harrison's comeback fight looks likely to be against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez after the Mexican became interim WBO featherweight champion in Nevada.
- title: Georgina Singleton won four fights, three of them with holds, on her way to the European featherweight title on 16 May.
- pump: The new station is provided with a fire siren warning system and is equipped with a hose reel tender and featherweight pump.
- multi-activity: Paclite® Pants Ultra light, ultra breathable and ultra packable featherweight multi-activity pants.
- division: Winner of the featherweight division of binoculars, the World's Smallest Pocket Binoculars weigh in at a tiny 380g!
Browse dictionary entries near featherweight
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