"power forward" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: power forwards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} power forward (plural power forwards)
  1. (basketball) A forward who is the taller of the two forward positions, and is often responsible for scoring near the basket, collecting rebounds and blocking shots in defense. Categories (topical): Basketball Translations (a basketball player): iso laitahyökkääjä (Finnish), ailier fort [masculine] (French), Power Forward [masculine] (German), ala grande [feminine] (Italian), ala-pivô [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), ala-pívot [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-power_forward-en-noun-4rGI8BBl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 25 Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'a basketball player': 81 19
  2. (ice hockey) A forward who is capable of both rugged physical play and scoring goals. Categories (topical): Ice hockey
    Sense id: en-power_forward-en-noun-KS1iVUww Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports

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