🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

웨이트실

Pronunciation / Transliteration: weiteu-sil

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Weight room/ˈweɪt ˌruːm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"선수들은 매일 웨이트실에서 근력 운동을 합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A room or facility equipped with free weights, weight machines, and other apparatus for physical conditioning and strength training.

    "He spends an hour in the weight room every morning lifting free weights to build muscle mass."
  2. 2

    A dedicated space within a gymnasium, school, or athletic complex used primarily for resistance and power workouts.

    "The high school recently renovated its athletic facilities, adding a state-of-the-art weight room for the football team."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound of the Old English 'wiht' or 'wæht' (referring to heaviness) and the Germanic root 'rum' (meaning a space or open place). Emerging in the mid-20th century alongside the rise of modern physical culture and bodybuilding, it specifically designates an indoor facility or designated area equipped for weight training and resistance exercise.

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