Trapeze (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  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 suspended almost completely outboard while hiking.
noun
  1. a free-swinging bar attached to two ropes, used by circus acrobats, etc
  2. a sling like a bosun's chair at one end of a line attached to the masthead of a light racing sailing boat, used in sitting out
Trapeze (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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