power forward

noun

: a basketball forward whose size and strength are used primarily in controlling play near the basket

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Some of those bigs will be better as middle-of-the-floor centers, while others will be able to play alongside those centers as power forwards. Law Murray, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 New York has added a pair of solid veteran free agent signings, power forward Guerschon Yabusele and former Sixth Man of the Year combo guard Jordan Clarkson, to likely bolster its bench. Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 Dennis Schroder and Zach LaVine will start in the backcourt with DeMar DeRozan at small forward, Keegan Murray at power forward and Domantas Sabonis at center. Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2025 As a 14-year veteran, the power forward believed there was nothing unusual about what is going on between Kuminga and the Warriors. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for power forward

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First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of power forward was in 1969

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“Power forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20forward. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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