TRAPEZE


Meaning of TRAPEZE in English

n.

Pronunciation: tra- ' p ē z also tr ə -

Function: noun

Etymology: French trapèze, literally, trapezoid, from New Latin trapezium

Date: 1861

: a gymnastic or acrobatic apparatus consisting of a short horizontal bar suspended by two parallel ropes

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