trampoline

[ tram-puh-leen, tram-puh-leen, -lin ]
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noun
  1. 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.

  2. Nautical. a fabric deck stretched on the braces connecting the hulls of a catamaran or trimaran, resembling a gymnastic trampoline.

Origin of trampoline

1
1790–1800; variant of trampolin<Italian trampolino springboard, equivalent to trampol(i) stilts (<Germanic; see trample) + -ino-ine1

Other words from trampoline

  • tram·po·lin·er, tram·po·lin·ist, noun

Words Nearby trampoline

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How to use trampoline in a sentence

  • As for Mademoiselle trampoline, her French maid, she would stare the sun itself out of countenance.

    The Christmas Books | William Makepeace Thackeray

British Dictionary definitions for trampoline

trampoline

/ (ˈtræmpəlɪn, -ˌliːn) /


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

verb
  1. (intr) to exercise on a trampoline

Origin of trampoline

1
C18: via Spanish from Italian trampolino, from trampoli stilts, of Germanic origin; compare trample

Derived forms of trampoline

  • trampoliner or trampolinist, noun

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