- pound-weight
- [ʹpaʋndweıt] n
гиря весом в один фунт
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
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pound weight — noun 1. As much as weighs a pound 2. A weight of one pound used in weighing • • • Main Entry: ↑pound … Useful english dictionary
pound weight — (lb wt or lb) a traditional U.S. unit measuring the weight or thickness of paper. Paper is described as, say, 24 pound weight if one ream (500 sheets) cut in a standard size (called the base size or basis size) has a mass of 24 pounds. For… … Dictionary of units of measurement
pound-weight — … Useful english dictionary
Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's 56 pound weight throw — The men s 56 pound weight throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time the event was held. It would not appear on the Olympic program again until the 1920… … Wikipedia
Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 56 pound weight throw — The men s 56 pound weight throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of this event after the debut in 1904. The Intercalated Games in 1906 saw a stone throw event. The … Wikipedia
pound — Ⅰ. pound [1] ► NOUN 1) a unit of weight equal to 16 oz avoirdupois (0.4536 kg), or 12 oz troy (0.3732 kg). 2) (also pound sterling) (pl. pounds sterling) the basic monetary unit of the UK, equal to 100 pence. 3) another term for PUNT(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
pound day — noun A day on which gifts of one pound weight of various goods are invited for charity • • • Main Entry: ↑pound … Useful english dictionary
Pound (mass) — Lb. redirects here. For other uses, see LB. Lbs. redirects here. For other uses, see LBS. For the unit of force, see Pound force. The pound or pound mass (abbreviations: lb, lbm, lbm, ℔[1] ) is a unit of mass used in the imperial, United States… … Wikipedia
Pound sterling — GBP redirects here. For other uses, see GBP (disambiguation). Pound sterling Peuns sterling (Cornish) Punt steirling (Irish) Punt Sostynagh … Wikipedia
pound — 1. (lb, lbm, or #) a traditional unit of mass or weight. The Romans used a pound (the libra pondo, pound of weight ) divided into 12 ounces. All the countries of western Europe used similar units, divided into 12 or 16 ounces, until the… … Dictionary of units of measurement
weight throw — ▪ sport sport of throwing a weight for distance or height. Men have long matched strength and skill at hurling objects. The roth cleas, or wheel feat, reputedly was a major test of the ancient Tailteann Games in Ireland. The competition… … Universalium
