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Trampoline
Definitions
- 1 A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors. countable, uncountable
"No man was ever known to poſſeſs ſuch wonderful activity as Mr. Ireland, the flying Phœnomenon, at the Royal Circus; he poſitively leaps over a large tilted waggon and four horſes, and performs a number of other feats equally aſtoniſhing; he is a young man of about 23 years of age, 6 feet and an inch high, and does not make uſe of a ſpring board or trampoline."
- 2 gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling wordnet
- 3 A competitive sport in which athletes are judged on routines of tricks performed on a trampoline. uncountable
- 4 Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages. countable, uncountable
- 5 Any of a variety of indirection techniques in specific programming languages. countable, uncountable
- 1 To jump (as if) on a trampoline. intransitive
"My heart trampolined into my throat as I watched Lonnie's grip tighten on the stock of his own shotgun […]"
- 2 To rewrite (computer code) to use trampoline instructions. transitive
"trampolined code"
Etymology
From Spanish trampolín and/or Italian trampolino; in English, a genericized trademark based on the Spanish word trademarked in 1936, but attested since 1798.
From Spanish trampolín and/or Italian trampolino; in English, a genericized trademark based on the Spanish word trademarked in 1936, but attested since 1798.
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