trapeze
[ tra-peez or, especially British, truh- ]
/ træˈpiz or, especially British, trə- /
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noun
an apparatus, used in gymnastics and acrobatics, consisting of a short horizontal bar attached to the ends of two suspended ropes.
(on a small sailboat) a device by which a crew member can be suspended almost completely outboard while hiking.
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Origin of trapeze
1860–65; <French, special use of trapèzetrapezium
Words nearby trapeze
trap cut, trapdoor, trapdoor function, trap-door spider, trapes, trapeze, trapeze artist, trapezial, trapeziform, trapezium, trapezius
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trapeze
/ (trəˈpiːz) /
noun
a free-swinging bar attached to two ropes, used by circus acrobats, etc
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
Word Origin for trapeze
C19: from French trapèze, from New Latin; see trapezium
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