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TRAPEZE
trapeze
(noun) a swing used by circus acrobats
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
trapeze (plural trapezes)
(archaic, geometry) A trapezium.
A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a rope; — used by gymnasts.
(anatomy) The trapezium bone.
Verb
trapeze (third-person singular simple present trapezes, present participle trapezing, simple past and past participle trapezed)
To swing on a trapeze
Source: Wiktionary
Tra*peze", n. Etym: [Cf. F. trapèze.]
1. (Geom.)
Definition: A trapezium. See Trapezium, 1.
2. A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a rope; -- used by gymnasts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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