单词 | powerlifter |
释义 | powerliftern. 1. Any of various mechanisms or pieces of equipment incorporating a power source and used for lifting heavy weights. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > lifting or hoisting equipment > [noun] > others polancre1356 spindle1398 wrest1584 handscrew?1660 sea-crab1689 lewis1743 crab1753 wheel and axle (also axis)1773 tippler1831 fall1834 outrigger hoist1835 lewisson1842 power hoist1869 tipper1870 lifting screw1885 powerlifter1909 bucket chain1911 bracket-crab- 1909 Times 20 Jan. 15/4 The Brett firm have also been experimenting latterly with drop hammers driven by a power lifter, to be used in connexion with the motor or line shafting. 1931 Progress Rev. (La Porte City, Iowa) 23 Apr. 2/3 (advt.) The Farmall is now Equipped with a Power Lifter. 1953 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 7 Oct. 11/5 He was driving the power lifter onto the back of the parked truck when the truck rolled forward and the power lifter tipped back. 2000 Mountain Democrat (Placerville, Calif.) 20 Nov. 1/5 Not all the gadgets have sharp edges—the airbags, for instance, serve as power lifters. ‘The biggest airbag we have will lift 35 tons.’ 2. Weightlifting. A participant in (esp. competitive) powerlifting. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > weight-lifting > weight-lifter weight-lifter1897 powerlifter1966 1966 P. J. Rasch Weight Training i. 2 The training of power lifters tends towards the use of extremely heavy weights. 1986 Strength Athlete June 18/1 Caroline Bonner, another Powerlifter..had to lose 4 kilos to make 75 kg. 1994 Hispanic June 10/2 He has..helped train other power lifters. 2001 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Electronic ed.) 6 Apr. A program that is loosely modeled after what Klahold, a competitive powerlifter, prescribes for himself. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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