Definition
A short horizontal bar suspended by ropes or cables from a frame, used by acrobats and gymnasts to perform aerial tricks and swinging movements. The trapeze is a central apparatus in circus acts and aerial performance arts.
Example Usage
The circus performer executed a breathtaking triple somersault on the trapeze, landing safely in the catcher's hands.
Origin
From French trapèze, from Late Latin trapezium, from Greek trapeza, 'table' (from tra-, 'four,' + peza, 'foot').
Fun Fact
The trapeze was invented in the 1850s by Jules Léotard, a French acrobat who also invented the garment named after him—the leotard.
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