[tram-puh-leen, tram-puh-leen, -lin] 
| 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. |
| tram·po·line (trām'pə-lēn', -lĭn) n. A strong, taut sheet, usually of canvas, attached with springs to a metal frame and used for gymnastic springing and tumbling. [Spanish trampolín and Italian trampolino (Italian, from Spanish), from tràmpoli, stilts, of Germanic origin.] tram'po·lin'er, tram'po·lin'ist n. |
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