| 单词 | puissance class |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspuissance class c. Showjumping. Frequently with capital initial. A competitive test of a horse's ability to jump large obstacles. Also attributive, as puissance class, puissance course, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > equestrian sports except racing > [adjective] > type of jumping contest puissance1951 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > equestrian sports except racing > [noun] > show-jumping > type of competition scurry1946 puissance1951 1949 Times 15 Sept. 6/5 The test competition known abroad as the puissance.] 1951 M. P. Ansell Show Jumping vi. 48 Test (Puissance). This competition is designed to test the horse's ability to jump large obstacles. 1954 P. Smythe Jump for Joy iv. 68 I lived for the week-ends, and many a lesson was passed in the haze of daydreams about jumping paddocks and over Puissance courses. 1974 Country Life 3 Jan. 9/2 Alcatraz, ridden by last year's puissance winner..attempted all three fences. 1986 New Yorker 18 Aug. 54/2 Almost anyone who watches a Puissance class can see what I'm talking about. In such a class, there is a relatively low..practice fence, and then a few very formidable obstacles are raised after each round, until there is only one horse remaining who can clear them. 2006 Yorks. Post (Nexis) 5 Apr. Riders will take on the biggest fence to be jumped in Britain that day, the massive red wall for the Puissance at the British Open Show Jumping Championship. < as lemmas |
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