Something that is lightweight weighs less than most other things of the same type. lightweight denim The company manufactures a range of innovative light-weight cycles
A weight division for lighter rowers In the Olympics, 72 5 kilograms (about 160 pounds) or less for men and 59 kilograms (about 130 pounds) or less for women
disapproval If you describe someone as a lightweight, you are critical of them because you think that they are not very important or skilful in a particular area of activity. Hill considered Sam a lightweight, a real amateur. heavyweight Lightweight is also an adjective. Some of the discussion in the book is lightweight and unconvincing
A SWB Land Rover that was built with some modifications for the military - heavier than the normal 88", but light enough to be airportable There also exists an extremely rare LWB version
Lightweight is a category in some sports, such as boxing, judo, or rowing, based on the weight of the athlete. By the age of sixteen he was the junior lightweight champion of Poland A lightweight is a person who is in the lightweight category in a particular sport
a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds having relatively little weight; "lightweight fabrics"
Something that is lightweight will not consume computer resources (such as RAM and disk space) too much and will thus run on less expensive computer systems
Weight of an empty vessel including equipment and outfit, spare parts required by the regulatory bodies, machinery in working condition and liquids in the systems, but excluding liquids in the storage tanks, stores and crew
A error where a coin is struck on an incomplete blank - caused when the machine punching out the blanks strikes partially beyond the end of the metal sheet
{i} person who weighs less than average, person who is not very heavy; boxer or wrestler who weighs less than a certain amount; insignificant person, nobody, weakling