trapeze

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a horizontal bar suspended by two ropes, used by acrobats for swinging performances

   The acrobat released the trapeze at the height of her swing.

Borrowed from French trapèze, ‘trapezium,’ ultimately from Greek trapezion, ‘small table.’ The apparatus was named for the four-sided shape formed by its bar, ropes, and support.

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