ALL meanings of trapeze
tra·peze
T t - noun trapeze circus swing 1
- noun trapeze an apparatus, used in gymnastics and acrobatics, consisting of a short horizontal bar attached to the ends of two suspended ropes. 1
- noun trapeze (on a small sailboat) a device by which a crew member can be suspended almost completely outboard while hiking. 1
- countable noun trapeze A trapeze is a bar of wood or metal hanging from two ropes on which people in a circus swing and perform skilful movements. 0
- noun trapeze a free-swinging bar attached to two ropes, used by circus acrobats, etc 0
- noun trapeze a sling like a bosun's chair at one end of a line attached to the masthead of a light racing sailing boat, used in sitting out 0
- noun trapeze a short horizontal bar, hung at a height by two ropes, on or from which gymnasts or circus aerialists swing, performing various stunts 0