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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