puissance
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puis·sance
(pwĭs'əns, pyū'ĭ-səns, pyū-ĭs'əns) 
n.
Power; might.
puissantly puis'sant·ly adv.
n.
Power; might.
[Middle English, from Old French, from poissant, powerful, present participle of pooir, to be able. See power.]
puissant puis'sant adj.puissantly puis'sant·ly adv.
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puissance
noun
- Capacity or power for work or vigorous activity: animation, energy, force, might, potency, power, sprightliness, steam, strength. Informal get-up-and-go, go, pep, peppiness, zip. See action/inaction.
- The state or quality of being physically strong: brawn, might, muscle, potence, potency, power, powerfulness, sinew, strength, thew (often used in plural). See strong/weak.
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Puissance
For information about the band of the same name, see Puissance (band).
Puissance is the high-jump competition in the equestrian sport of show jumping.
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The competition involves a maximum of five rounds - opening round followed by four jump-offs, not against the clock. The first round consists of four to six large single obstacles including the puissance wall, the starting height of which may vary from 1.70 to 1.80 m (5 ft 7 in to 5 ft 11 in) in height. For the jump-offs, in which the fences are raised for each round, there are only two obstacles—a spread fence and the wall—although an optional practice fence is included. In the event of equality after the fifth round, riders share first prize.
The puissance wall often has become taller than 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). The current indoor record for puissance is held by German rider Franke Sloothaak, who in June 1991 jumped 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in) in Chaudfontaine, Belgium on Optiebeurs Golo, breaking his previous record set on Leonardo.[1]
The puissance is similar to, but not the same as, the equestrian high jump competition, which consists of a single, slightly sloping fence made from a hedge topped with timber rails. The record for the high jump stands at 2.47 m (8 ft 1 in), and was achieved by Captain Alberto Larraguibel Morales riding Huaso ex-Faithfull, at the Official International Event at Viña del Mar, Chile, on 5 February 1949.
Puissance, (from Anglo-French pussance),[2] is also a word meaning "power". The event has been contested once at the Olympic Games, in 1900.
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References
- ^ Masters of Foxhounds Association of America (1991) Chronicle of the horse Chronicle of the horse Inc. Volume 54, Issues 14-26, p.52
- ^ Word - puissance
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Puissance
Dansk (Danish)
n. - styrke, magt
Nederlands (Dutch)
macht, overheersing
Français (French)
n. - puissance
Deutsch (German)
n. - Mächtigkeitsspringen, Macht, Kraft
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αθλοπ.) δοκιμασία της ικανότητας ίππου να πηδά ψηλά εμπόδια, (απαρχ.) ισχύς, δύναμη, κράτος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pujança (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - poder, potencia
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - makt, kraft
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
力, 权力, 势
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 力, 權力, 勢
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 権力, 勢力, 元気, 障害飛越競技
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) قوة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - עוצמה (מיושן), יכולת של סוס לקפוץ מעל משוכה גבוהה, כוח
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