chest expander

noun

An exercise device consisting of two handles joined by steel springs, used to develop the muscles of the chest.

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Meanings

nounchest expander (plural chest expanders)

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
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APA

chest expander. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chest%20expander

MLA

“chest expander.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chest%20expander. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chest expander,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chest%20expander.

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