trapeze

tra·peze

T0327100 (tră-pēz′, trə-)n.1. A short horizontal bar suspended from two parallel ropes, used for gymnastic exercises or for acrobatic stunts.2. Nautical A cable rigged to support a sailor in hiking out on a racing yacht.3. An article of clothing, such as a jacket, dress, or coat, that is cut so as to hang down from the shoulders and swing out and away around the hips and legs.

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[French trapèze, from Late Latin trapezium, trapezoid; see trapezium.]

trapeze

(trəˈpiːz) n1. (Gymnastics) a free-swinging bar attached to two ropes, used by circus acrobats, etc2. (Nautical Terms) a sling like a bosun's chair at one end of a line attached to the masthead of a light racing sailing boat, used in sitting out[C19: from French trapèze, from New Latin; see trapezium]

tra•peze

(træˈpiz; esp. Brit. trə-)

n. an apparatus, used in gymnastics and acrobatics, consisting of a short horizontal bar attached to the ends of two suspended ropes. [1860–65; < French trapèze, literally, trapezium]

Thesaurus

Noun

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trapeze - a swing used by circus acrobats swing - mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

Translations

吊秋千高秋千

trapeze

(trəˈpiːz) , ((American) trӕ-) noun a horizontal bar hung on two ropes, on which gymnasts or acrobats perform. They performed on the trapeze; (also adjective) a trapeze artist. 高空鞦韆，吊鞦韆 高秋千，吊秋千