— trampoliner, trampolinist , n.
/tram'peuh leen", tram"peuh leen', -lin/ , n.
1. a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.
2. Naut. a fabric deck stretched on the braces connecting the hulls of a catamaran or trimaran, resembling a gymnastic trampoline.
[ 1790-1800; var. of trampolin trampolino springboard, equiv. to trampol ( i ) stilts ( -ino -INE 1 ]