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trampoline

[ tram-puh-leen, tram-puh-leen, -lin ]
/ ˌtræm pəˈlin, ˈtræm pəˌlin, -lɪn /
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noun

a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.
Nautical. a fabric deck stretched on the braces connecting the hulls of a catamaran or trimaran, resembling a gymnastic trampoline.

RELATED WORDS

vaulting, workout, horse, tumbling, calisthenics, aerobatics, gym, trapeze

Nearby words

  1. tramper,
  2. tramping,
  3. tramping club,
  4. tramping hut,
  5. trample,
  6. tramroad,
  7. tramway,
  8. trance,
  9. trance out,
  10. tranche

Origin of trampoline

1790–1800; variant of trampolin < Italian trampolino springboard, equivalent to trampol(i) stilts (< Germanic; see trample) + -ino -ine1
Related formstram·po·lin·er, tram·po·lin·ist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for trampoline

trampoline

/ (ˈtræmpəlɪn, -ˌliːn) /

noun

a tough canvas sheet suspended by springs or elasticated cords from a frame, used by acrobats, gymnasts, etc

verb

(intr) to exercise on a trampoline
Derived Formstrampoliner or trampolinist, noun

Word Origin for trampoline

C18: via Spanish from Italian trampolino, from trampoli stilts, of Germanic origin; compare trample
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Word Origin and History for trampoline

trampoline

n.

1798, from Spanish trampolin "springboard," and Italian trampolino, from trampoli "stilts," from a Germanic source (cf. Low German trampeln "trample") related to tramp.

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