"power rack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: power racks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} power rack (plural power racks)
  1. A metal cage consisting of support pillars with adjustable bars and hooks, using for supporting a barbell during heavy weightlifting exercises. Categories (topical): Exercise equipment Synonyms: squat cage, squat rack Hypernyms: barbell rack Translations (metal cage to support a barbell during weightlifting): kyykkyhäkki (Finnish), Kniebeugenständer [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-power_rack-en-noun-dSc8xvYA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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