Definition of WR - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: world record

Rare

the best performance ever recorded

Rare

He set a new WR in swimming.

benchmark

milestone

record

acr: wide receiver

Rare

player who catches passes in football

Rare

The WR caught the winning pass in the final seconds.

receiver

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Examples of WR in a sentence

She holds the WR for the fastest 100 meters.
The WR sprinted down the field with agility.
Our team's WR is known for his speed.

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French:RM, receveur éloigné, ...
German:Weltrekord, Wide Receiver, ...
Italian:record mondiale, WR, ...
Spanish:RM, receptor abierto, ...
Portuguese:recorde mundial, wide receiver, ...
Chinese:世界纪录, 外接手, ...
Japanese:世界記録, ワイドレシーバー, ...
Arabic:رقم قياسي عالمي, مستقبل واسع, ...
Hebrew:שִׂיא עוֹלָם, מְקַבֵּל רָחָב, ...
Russian:мировой рекорд, уайд-ресивер, ...
Ukrainian:РС, вайд-ресивер, ...
Hindi:विश्व रिकॉर्ड, चौड़ा रिसीवर, ...
Bengali:বিশ্বসেরা রেকর্ড, ওয়াইড রিসিভার, ...
Catalan:RM, receptor ampli, ...
Czech:světový rekord, receiver, ...
Danish:verdensrekord, wide receiver, ...
Dutch:WR, passvanger, ...
Greek:ΠΡ, WR, ...
Hungarian:világrekord, elkapó, ...
Khmer:កំណត់ត្រាពិភពលោក, អ្នកទទួលបាល់, ...
Korean:세계 기록, 와이드 리시버, ...
Persian:رکورد جهانی, گیرنده عریض, ...
Polish:rekord świata, WR, ...
Portuguese (BR):RM, Wide Receiver, ...
Romanian:RM, WR, ...
Swedish:VR, wide receiver, ...
Thai:สถิติโลก, WR, ...
Turkish:dünya rekoru, geniş alıcı, ...
Vietnamese:kỷ lục thế giới, Cầu thủ bắt bóng rộng, ...

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