trapezes
- plural of trapeze.
Example Sentences
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Out of both necessity and the desire to preserve what they call the "Africanness" of their shows, Sencirk uses locally found materials to make its equipment, such as trapezes, safety mats and juggling balls.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2021
In this event, two-person teams, like the one described above, perform near-acrobatic feats on literal trapezes to zoom around a racecourse, almost like wind-powered NASCAR.
From Slate • Jul. 29, 2021
An act called Spicy Circus bounds atop twinned trampolines, and I took no notes as the Flying Tunizianis flung themselves toward their trapezes because it turns out I can’t write while I’m gaping.
From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2018
The climactic set-piece, involving sharp blades and swinging trapezes, has no real business working — until McKinnon uncorks a wide-eyed, show-must-go-on lunacy worthy of Lucille Ball.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2018
Normal chairs with legs and backs act as trapezes.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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