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trapeze Definition

tra·peze (tra pēz, trə-)

noun

a short horizontal bar, hung at a height by two ropes, on or from which gymnasts or circus aerialists swing, performing various stunts

Etymology: Fr trapèze < ModL trapezium: see trapezium

trapeze Related Forms
tra·pez·ist noun
trapeze Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • fly: Now is your chance to swing from the flying trapeze with the greatest of ease!
  • have: Both the 50m and 75m buoys have a trapeze on them, to help with long decompression stop.
  • swing: Currently, she is developing her cage harness suit for new Aerial and swinging trapeze.
  • include: Adult and youth classes in circus and performance skills including trapeze, acrobatics, clown, dance.
  • double: Also available as part of Moulin Rouge Show with doubles trapeze and Can Can dancers.
  • try: If wheels don't do it for you then why not try aerial trapeze.

Adjective modifier

  • static: Static trapeze - One of the most popular skills at the Circus Space.
  • aerial: If wheels don't do it for you then why not try aerial trapeze.
  • single: An International Fireball is a two person, three sail monohull sailing dinghy, with a single trapeze built in either wood or fiberglass.
  • twin: HISC has active classes in most of the different types of boats ( single hander, twin trapeze etc ).

Modifies a noun

  • rig: She toured Britain for two summers with the Circus Space's outdoor flying trapeze rig as both performer and production manager.
  • artist: Being the trapeze artist had me wheeling myself along Croydon High Street in my wheelchair, prior to having my hips replaced.
  • wire: We went so quickly we couldn't see and Tom kept water skiing behind while holding onto the trapeze wire.
  • act: Dipping their toes into something more glamorous, the sisters developed a naked trapeze act that soon became the circus's star attraction.
  • bar: Then jump out to the trapeze bar, which is suspended more than 6 meters above the ground.
  • artiste: His sister, Elsa, was a daring trapeze artiste.

Noun used with modifier

  • size: Demonstrations by the Airhedz Club, and tryouts on a full size trapeze rig, run by Whitstable-based Expressive Feat aerialist team.
  • circus: Under previous experience on his CV he wrote ' circus trapeze artist ' .
  • person: Training for racing sailors of the future The 420 is an established performance two person trapeze and spinnaker racing dinghy.
  • bungee: Other highlights include a spectacular aerial bungee trapeze and back-flipping acrobats who balance head-to-head on top of each other while spinning plates on sticks.
trapeze Quotes

  O, he flies through the air with the greatest of ease, This daring young man on the flying trapeze.

—Leybourne, George pseudonym of  Joseph Saunders

The Daring Young Man on the FlyingTrapeze.

—Saroyan,William