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chest expander

chest expander noun: an exercise device consisting of two handles joined by steel springs, used to develop the muscles of the chest.

Noun

chest expander (plural chest expanders)

  1. An exercise device consisting of two handles joined by steel springs, used to develop the muscles of the chest.
    • He held his breath, and congratulated himself on having lain in bed sulking for the last few days rather than trying to work out his feelings on the chest expanders in the ship's gym.1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 62

Forms of chest expander

pluralchest expanders

Questions about chest expander

What does chest expander mean?
Chest expander means an exercise device consisting of two handles joined by steel springs, used to develop the muscles of the chest.
What part of speech is chest expander?
Chest expander is a noun.
What is the plural of chest expander?
The plural of chest expander is chest expanders.

Words near chest expander in the dictionary

  1. chest cold
  2. chest colds
  3. chest day
  4. chest days
  5. chest down
  6. chest expander
  7. chest expanders
  8. chest freezer
  9. chest freezers
  10. chest hair
  11. chest hairs

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