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What does able-bodied mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word able-bodied? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust; fit for service.
  2. (nautical) Capable of performing all requisite duties, as a seaman, specifically in the Royal Navy a rating between leading and ordinary.
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I appreciate that it is good for pupils to mix, both disabled and able-bodied, as this reflects the general public.
They showed no real differences between the physically disabled and able-bodied athletes.
It wilfully ignores the real differences between the needs of the disabled and the needs of the able-bodied.
Disabled and able-bodied children will be able to play side by side at the pioneering inclusive playground at Wharfemeadows Park in Otley.
This would have been an extraordinary achievement even for an able-bodied athlete.
Disabled people had the same rights and entitlements as able-bodied people.

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