Planche

//plɑːnt͡ʃ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A position where the gymnast is horizontal and face-down, using only the hands as support.

Example

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"The planche started moving to spell the word: "Stop.""

Etymology

Borrowed from French planche (“board”). Doublet of phalange, phalanx, planch, plancha, and plank.

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