barbell

[ bahr-bel ]
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noun
  1. an apparatus used in weight-lifting, consisting of a bar with replaceable, disk-shaped weights fastened to the ends.

Origin of barbell

1
First recorded in 1885–90; bar1 + bell1

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How to use barbell in a sentence

  • They took me to the sniper range and the rifles are like barbells—14 to 15 pounds and four-and-a-half feet long.

    David Baldacci Has a New Hero | Janice Kaplan | November 2, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Out front, people were carrying barbells above their heads and walking back and forth between the gym and the street.

    Does Sexercise Work? | Meghan Pleticha | May 26, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • It was like suddenly discovering that you'd been lifting two-hundred-pound barbells and not knowing it.

    Occasion for Disaster | Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for barbell

barbell

/ (ˈbɑːˌbɛl) /


noun
  1. a metal rod to which heavy discs are attached at each end for weightlifting exercises

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