speed bag

See also: speedbag, and speed-bag

English

Alternative forms

• speedbag, speed-bag

Noun

speed bag (plural speed bags)

1. (boxing) A small air-filled punching bag anchored at the top to a rebound platform parallel to the ground.

   Synonyms: speedball, speedball bag

2. (military, aviation) An improvised airdropped resupply pack, composed of food and water, ammunition, and other supplies, stuffed into a duffle bag or bodybag.

   Synonym: speedball

Translations

air-filled punching bag

• Finnish: päärynäpallo (fi)
• Russian: пневматическая груша f (pnevmatičeskaja gruša)
• Spanish: pera de boxeo f
• Ukrainian: пневматична груша f (pnevmatyčna hruša)