"ironman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ironmen [plural], ironmans [plural]
Etymology: From iron + man. First applied to Joe McGinnity, a baseball player who pitched 48 complete games in one season and worked in an iron foundry during the offseason. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|iron|man}} iron + man Head templates: {{en-noun|ironmen|s}} ironman (plural ironmen or ironmans)
  1. An extremely tough and strong athlete, especially one who competes in extreme athletic competitions or in a large number of games consecutively. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-ironman-en-noun-TnOEq~wt Disambiguation of People: 35 18 23 24
  2. (Australia) A form of surf lifesaving competition which combines swimming, board paddling, ski paddling and running. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-ironman-en-noun-ZxVQcnCa Categories (other): Australian English
  3. An extreme form of triathlon, expecially one organised by the World Triathlon Corporation that comprises a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike race and a marathon run. Categories (topical): Stock characters Translations (triathlon): Ironman [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-ironman-en-noun-dZ4IUCaz Disambiguation of Stock characters: 21 23 50 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 29 39 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 33 43 2 Disambiguation of 'triathlon': 7 7 51 35
  4. (by extension) The winner of such a lifesaving event or triathlon. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-ironman-en-noun-3IZDxtMY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: iron man Coordinate_terms: ironwoman

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