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ironwoman

[ ahy-ern-woom-uhn ]

noun

, plural i·ron·wom·en.
  1. a female worker or athlete of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.


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Example Sentences

Price showed her mettle last November when he turned in an “IronWoman” effort at the Baja 1000 — she drove 800.5 miles race as a solo driver team.

This year that was the indefatigable Barbara Hannigan, for whom the festival became an ironwoman musical triathlon of exacting singing, vital conducting and inspiring mentoring.

Her colleagues called her Ironwoman.

His wife, Reen Corbett, is a retired Ironwoman, while his brother, Darren Mercer, is also a former Ironman champion.

From BBC

“I don’t know many women who are high powered and wealthy and who are also endurance athletes who would go to these extremes,” says the former professional triathlete Lee DiPietro, 57, of Delray Beach, Fla., and author of “Against the Wind: An Ironwoman’s Race for Her Family’s Survival.”

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