puissancenoun
/ˈpwiː.sɑ̃s //ˈpjuː.ɪ.səns//ˈpwiː.sɑ̃s //ˈpjuː.ɪ.səns/puissance noun (HORSE EVENT)
[ U or S ] also Puissance a competition in the sport of showjumping that tests how high horses can jump over special fences or walls:
David McPherson on Sheerwater Baghera won the Puissance, the only one of three finalists to clear a 6ft 9in wall.
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- They are due to compete in April's British Open Show Jumping Championship, which features international showjumping classes, including the Puissance, where riders face the famous wall - often 7ft high.
- Morrissey and Scaraberas finished third this past summer at a Puissance in Dublin in driving rain.
- The success of the TV show has revived interest in the sport, and puissance is the hardcore event of showjumping -a sort of equestrian fundamentalism.
- Third place went to Norway's Geir Gulliksen on the puissance specialist Alex, who stopped once at the wall before clearing it at the second attempt.
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Horse riding
- curry
- dismount
- dressage
- gymkhana
- high-spirited
- horse riding
- horseback riding
- horseshoe
- horsey
- jib at sth
- mount
- mounted
- paddock
- rein sth in
- riderless
- riding habit
- showjumping
- silk
- trot
- unsaddle
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puissance noun (POWER)
[ U ] old use great strength, power, or influence:
a King of high degree, a lord of power and puissance
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- How may I serve the valiant and noble lord whose puissance causes Videssos to tremble?
- He plays a cruel-mouthed politician, nastily witty, and for all his apparent smooth sang-froid, inwardly impassioned with the puissance of his position.
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Power to control
- ascendancy
- big beast
- buy-in
- chairmanship
- determination
- discipline
- dominant
- juice
- leadership
- lever
- manipulation
- mastery
- muscle
- oversight
- sphere of influence
- spin control
- state-controlled
- states' rights
- supervision
- tooth
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