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trampoline [tram-puh-leen, tram-puh-leen, -lin] Word Origin See more synonyms for trampoline on Thesaurus.com noun
- 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.
- Nautical. a fabric deck stretched on the braces connecting the hulls of a catamaran or trimaran, resembling a gymnastic trampoline.
Origin of trampoline 1790–1800; variant of trampolin Italian trampolino springboard, equivalent to trampol(i) stilts (Germanic; see trample) + -ino -ine1 Related formstram·po·lin·er, tram·po·lin·ist, noun Related Words for trampoline vaulting, workout, horse, tumbling, calisthenics, aerobatics, gym, trampoline, trapeze British Dictionary definitions for trampoline trampoline noun
- a tough canvas sheet suspended by springs or elasticated cords from a frame, used by acrobats, gymnasts, etc
verb
- (intr) to exercise on a trampoline
Derived Formstrampoliner or trampolinist, nounWord Origin for trampoline C18: via Spanish from Italian trampolino, from trampoli stilts, of Germanic origin; compare trample Word Origin and History for trampoline n.
1798, from Spanish trampolin “springboard,” and Italian trampolino, from trampoli “stilts,” from a Germanic source (cf. Low German trampeln “trample”) related to tramp.