trapeze

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/trəˈpiːz/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/træˈpiz, trə-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tra pēz′ or, esp. Brit., trə-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
tra•peze /træˈpiz, trə-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Sportan apparatus used in gymnastics and acrobatics, consisting of a short horizontal bar attached to the ends of two ropes, on which a gymnast or acrobat swings.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
tra•peze  (tra pēz′ or, esp. Brit., trə-),USA pronunciation 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 suspended almost completely outboard while hiking.
  • French, special use of trapèze trapezium
  • 1860–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
trapeze / trəˈpiːz/
  1. a free-swinging bar attached to two ropes, used by circus acrobats, etc
Etymology: 19th Century: from French trapèze, from New Latin; see trapezium
'trapeze' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
acrobat - aerialist - catcher - circus - flier - quadruple - safety net - trapeze artist

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