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Definition of Flyweight
1. Noun. Weighs no more than 115 pounds.
2. Noun. An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds.
Definition of Flyweight
1. Noun. (mechanics) a weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force. ¹
2. Noun. (sports) a weight division of professional boxing between junior flyweight and junior bantamweight; a boxer in this division ¹
3. Noun. (sports) a similar division and contestant in wrestling ¹
4. Noun. (figuratively) small, light or unimportant ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Flyweight
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flyweight
Literary usage of Flyweight
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"UNIVERSITIES Cambridge University beat Oxford University by six bouts to three.
PROFESSIONAL BOXING WORLD CHAMPIONS Title holders In Oct. 1963 flyweight. ..."
2. The American Library Annual: Including Index to Dates of Current Events (1915)
"Mr 3 Percy Jones defeats Eugene Criqui on points, becoming flyweight champion of
world. Liverpool, Eng. Mr 26 Referee slops bout between Joe Borrell and ..."
3. Speeches, Lectures, and Letters by Wendell Phillips (1863)
"... and whenever the foot of military despotism is lifted from that party, I
believe that in the South itself we shall be surprised at flyweight, strength, ..."
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