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.
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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
And the production has a significant asset in the stage veteran Jessica Hecht, who portrays the chief teller, Colleen, a role Mr. Guirgis has wisely expanded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
The research group, led by Professors Jens Pflaum and Bert Hecht, reported the advance in the journal Science Advances.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2026
Hecht said that in the “unlikely event” this moves forward it would challenge the credit-card business model overnight.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
“In part because of the empty-Amazon model,” Hecht told me, these were “seen as anomalous and insignificant.”
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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