TRAMPOLINE


Meaning of TRAMPOLINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtram-pə-ˈlēn, ˈtram-pə-ˌ ]

noun

Etymology: Italian trampolino springboard, from trampoli stilts, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Low German trampen to stamp

Date: 1798

: a resilient sheet or web (as of nylon) supported by springs in a metal frame and used as a springboard and landing area in tumbling

• tram·po·lin·er -ˈlē-nər, -ˌlē- noun

• tram·po·lin·ist -nist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.