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• Trapeze — A trapeze is a short horizontal bar hung by two cords from a support to form a trapezoid. Trapezes are used by acrobats (more specifically, aerialists ) and are commonly found in circus performances. Types of trapezes * Static trapeze refers to a …   Wikipedia

• trapeze — ► NOUN (also flying trapeze) ▪ a horizontal bar hanging by two ropes and free to swing, used by acrobats in a circus. ORIGIN French, from Latin trapezium …   English terms dictionary

• trapeze — [tra pēz′, trəpēz′] n. [Fr trapèze < ModL trapezium: see TRAPEZIUM] a short horizontal bar, hung at a height by two ropes, on or from which gymnasts or circus aerialists swing, performing various stunts trapezist n …   English World dictionary

• Trapeze — Tra*peze , n. [Cf. F. trap[ e]ze.] 1. (Geom.) A trapezium. See {Trapezium}, 1. [1913 Webster] 2. A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a rope; used by gymnasts. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• trapeze — UK [trəˈpiːz] / US [trəˈpɪz] noun [countable] Word forms trapeze : singular trapeze plural trapezes a short bar that hangs on two ropes from a high ceiling, used by performers in a circus a trapeze artist …   English dictionary

• trapeze — noun 1》 (also flying trapeze) a horizontal bar hanging by two ropes and free to swing, used by acrobats in a circus. 2》 Sailing a harness attached by a cable to a dinghy s mast, enabling a sailor to balance the boat by leaning out backwards over… …   English new terms dictionary

• trapeze — noun Etymology: French trapèze, literally, trapezoid, from New Latin trapezium Date: 1861 a gymnastic or acrobatic apparatus consisting of a short horizontal bar suspended by two parallel ropes …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• trapeze — /tra peez / or, esp. Brit., /treuh /, n. 1. an apparatus, used in gymnastics and acrobatics, consisting of a short horizontal bar attached to the ends of two suspended ropes. 2. (on a small sailboat) a device by which a crew member can be… …   Universalium

• trapeze — tra|peze [trəˈpi:z US træ ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: trapèze, from Modern Latin trapezium; TRAPEZIUM] a short bar hanging from two ropes high above the ground, used by ↑acrobats …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• trapeze — tra|peze [ trə piz ] noun count a short bar that hangs on two ropes from a high ceiling, used by performers in a CIRCUS: a trapeze artist …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• trapeze — [[t]trəpi͟ːz[/t]] trapezes N COUNT A trapeze is a bar of wood or metal hanging from two ropes on which people in a circus swing and perform skilful movements …   English dictionary