: a gymnastic or acrobatic apparatus consisting of a short horizontal bar suspended by two parallel ropes
Examples of trapeze in a Sentence
performing tricks on the trapeze
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The new Slick City Action Park in Peoria has 10 indoor slides, an acrobat alley with a trapeze and swing, and a few sports courts to keep kids and adults entertained for hours. slickcity.com/az-peoria.
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Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
What has also remained since this Cirque du Soleil production debuted 19 years ago is the array of trapeze artists, hand-balancing performers, contortionists, aerialists, flying bicycle acts, jugglers, roue cyr wheelists, tournik (horizontal bars) troupes, trampoline acrobats and comedy bits.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2024
This trapeze maxi is perfect for beach weddings thanks to its airy construction.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
Odom and Young leap into their parts with the trust and panache of a couples trapeze act.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024
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Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 22 June 2024
What has also remained since this Cirque du Soleil production debuted 19 years ago is the array of trapeze artists, hand-balancing performers, contortionists, aerialists, flying bicycle acts, jugglers, roue cyr wheelists, tournik (horizontal bars) troupes, trampoline acrobats and comedy bits.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2024
This trapeze maxi is perfect for beach weddings thanks to its airy construction.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
Odom and Young leap into their parts with the trust and panache of a couples trapeze act.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 16 June 2024
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“Trapeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trapeze. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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trapeze
noun
tra·peze
tra-ˈpēz 
: a gymnastic or acrobatic device consisting of a short horizontal bar hung from two parallel ropes
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