trampoline
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trampoline
- /ˌtɹæmpəˈliːn/
- /ˈtɹæmpəˌliːn/
Where it comes from
From Spanish trampolín and/or Italian trampolino; in English, a genericized trademark based on the Spanish word trademarked in 1936, but attested since 1798.
noun trampolines · trampolin
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A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
No man was ever known to poſſeſs ſuch wonderful activity as Mr. Ireland, the flying Phœnomenon, at the Royal Circus; he poſitively leaps over a large tilted waggon and four horſes, and performs a number of other feats equally aſtoniſhing; he is a young man of about 23 years of age, 6 feet and an inc
Similar: rebound tumbler
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A competitive sport in which athletes are judged on routines of tricks performed on a trampoline.
Similar: rebound tumbling, trampolining
- Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages.
- Any of a variety of indirection techniques in specific programming languages.
verb trampolines · trampolining · trampolined · trampolin
- To jump (as if) on a trampoline. My heart trampolined into my throat as I watched Lonnie's grip tighten on the stock of his own shotgun […]
- To rewrite (computer code) to use trampoline instructions. trampolined code
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bomb, assistant, trampolin, tramp, trapeze, baby jumper, safety net, bungee rope, batule, parachute, tightrope, bungy rope, bungee, bungee cord, bungee jumping, suspensor
Translations
Every language
noun gymnastic and recreational device
| Español | cama elástica, brincolín, trampolín, saltadero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 트램펄린 teuraempeollin |
| 日本語 | トランポリン toranporin |
| 中文 | 蹦床 bèngchuáng |
| Português | trampolim, cama elástica, pula-pula |
| Français | trampoline, trampolin |
| Deutsch | Trampolin |
| Italiano | trampolino elastico |
| Ελληνικά | τραμπολίνο trampolíno |
| Română | trambulină |
| Русский | бату́т batút |
| Tiếng Việt | giàn nhún, nghệ thuật nhún giàn |
| العربية | مِنَطَّة minaṭṭa |
| עברית | טְרַמְפּוֹלִינָה |
Talk about this word "trampoline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trampoline. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. trampoline. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trampoline "trampoline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trampoline.Cite this
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title = {trampoline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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