trapeze Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a swing used by circus acrobats

WordNet

Tra*peze" noun
Etymology
Cf. F. trapèze.
Definitions
  1. (Geom.) A trapezium. See Trapezium, 1.
  2. A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a rope; -- used by gymnasts.

Webster 1913