"powerlifting" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: power + lifting Etymology templates: {{compound|en|power|lifting}} power + lifting Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} powerlifting (uncountable)
  1. (sports) A strength sport, consisting of three events: the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift. The maximum weight lifted in each event is totalled for a final score. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sports, Weightlifting Translations (strength sport): silový trojboj [masculine] (Czech), powerlifting [masculine] (Dutch), voimanosto (Finnish), force athlétique [feminine] (French), dynamophilie [Quebec, feminine] (French), Kraftdreikampf [masculine] (German), potencia [feminine] (Spanish), levantamiento de potencia [masculine] (Spanish), styrkelyft [neuter] (Swedish), пауерлі́фтинг (pauerlíftynh) [masculine] (Ukrainian), паверлі́фтинг (paverlíftynh) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-powerlifting-en-noun-R1rMjev2 Disambiguation of Weightlifting: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'strength sport': 63 37
  2. (disability sports) A strength parasport, consisting of a single-rep benchpress. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sports Synonyms: parapowerlifting
    Sense id: en-powerlifting-en-noun-hi66BIH1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: lift, lifting, parapowerlift, parapowerlifter, powerlift, powerlifter, weightlifting

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