Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for teeterboard. Search instead for teeterboards.

teeterboard

American  
[tee-ter-bawrd, -bohrd] / ˈti tərˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd /

noun

  1. a seesaw; teeter.

  2. a similar board used by acrobats and tumblers that propels a person into the air when another person jumps onto the opposite end.


Etymology

Origin of teeterboard

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; teeter + board

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

My parents did a teeterboard act, and it was the most amazing thing.

From The Guardian Sep. 22, 2019

This year’s show, “Turn’t Up Tour,” closing this weekend, also presents performances from around the world, including a balancing act from Vietnam; teeterboard acrobatics from West Africa; and high-wire artists from Colombia.

From New York Times Apr. 25, 2013

This year’s show, “Turn’t Up Tour,” also presents performances from around the world, including a balancing act from Vietnam; teeterboard acrobatics from West Africa; and high-wire artists from Colombia.

From New York Times Apr. 18, 2013

One of the Picchiannis landed expertly in a chair after a triple somer sault from a teeterboard.

From Time Magazine Archive

When six minutes had elapsed since the last heartbeat, sallow young Dr. Robert E. Cornish moved Lazarus II to a seesaw-like device called a teeterboard.

From Time Magazine Archive

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training