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endurance
(redirected from Muscular endurance)

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endurance [in′du̇r·əns]
(engineering)
The time an aircraft, vehicle, or ship can continue operating under given conditions without refueling.

Endurance
See also Longevity.
Atalanta
feminine name denotes power of endurance. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 148]
Boston marathon
famous 26-mile race held annually for long-distance runners. [Am. Pop. Culture: Misc.]
cedrala tree
symbol of longevity and endurance. [Eastern Folklore and Plant Symbolism: Jobes, 301]
Denisovich, Ivan
prisoner persists through travails of Soviet camp. [Russ. Lit.: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich]
dromedary
able to cover a hundred miles in one day. [Medieval Animal Symbolism: White, 80–81]
ironman triathlon
event combines swimming, bicycling, marathon run. [Pop. Cult.: Misc.]
marathon dancing
dance contest with endurance as chief factor. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 57–69]
Prometheus
epitome of stoic endurance. [Gk. Myth.: Gayley, 10–15]
Steadfast Tin Soldier
one-legged toy survives multiple calamities; ultimately immolated. [Dan. Lit.: Andersen’s Fairy Tales]
Yossarian
always creating new ways to stay alive through long war. [Am. Lit.: Catch-22]


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This is one of those muscular endurance movements that prepare you for a long, grueling volleyball match.
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