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tram·po·line (tram′pə lēn′, -lin; tram′pə lēn′)

noun

☆ an apparatus for performing acrobatic tumbling and jumping feats, consisting of a sheet of strong canvas attached to a frame by springs and held tautly stretched above the floor

Etymology: It trampolino, springboard, akin to trampoli, stilts < Ger trampeln, to trample, freq. of trampen: for IE base see trap

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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