TRAPEZE


Meaning of TRAPEZE in English

/ trəˈpiːz; NAmE træ-/ noun

a wooden or metal bar hanging from two pieces of rope high above the ground, used especially by circus performers :

a trapeze artist

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from French trapèze , from late Latin trapezium , from Greek trapezion , from trapeza table.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.