Hecht
1 Americannoun
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Also called bird dismount. a dismount, as from the horizontal bar, in which a gymnast releases the apparatus at the height of a backswing, sails forward with outstretched arms and legs, and lands upright on the feet.
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a vault over a long horse with the legs and body straight.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Hecht
Presumably after a gymnast named Hecht
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Col Richard Hecht was the IDF's international spokesman on 7 October.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
So the final script was written by Czenzi Ormonde, an assistant to Ben Hecht.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Seeking clarity, he brought the fossil to Professor Max Hecht, a reptile expert at the American Museum of Natural History.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2025
Sentiment on the stock should improve as “investors become increasingly educated on the story,” Hecht said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
Hecht regards Indian fire as an essential part of the Amazonian landscape, as it was in the forests of eastern North America.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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