trampoline en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌtɹæmpəˈliːn/
- /ˈtɹæmpəˌliːn/
Etymology
From Spanish trampolín and/or Italian trampolino; in English, a genericized trademark based on the Spanish word trademarked in 1936, but attested since 1798.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
Though the name of the Four Cleos may not be familiar, their pranks are. They perform on that apparatus resembling a spring mattress, which has been dubbed the “trampoline,” owing to some confusion with the Anglicised form of tremplin (springboard).
[1930 June 1, “Coliseum. The Four Cleos.”, in The Observer, number 7,253, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 21, column 4:No man was ever known to poſſeſs ſuch wonderful activity as Mr. Ireland, the flying Phœnomenon, at the Royal Circus; he poſitively leaps over a large tilted waggon and four horſes, and performs a number of other feats equally aſtoniſhing; he is a young man of about 23 years of age, 6 feet and an inch high, and does not make uſe of a ſpring board or trampoline.
[1799 June 1, The Times, number 4498, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page [3], column 4:
- (uncountable) A competitive sport in which athletes are judged on routines of tricks performed on a trampoline.
- (countable, uncountable) Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages.
- (countable, uncountable) Any of a variety of indirection techniques in specific programming languages.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trampolin | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| trampolines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
double mini trampoline · trampette · retpoline · minitrampoline · trampoline effect
Synonyms
trampolining · rebound tumbler · rebound tumbling
Translations (65)
sl trampolín (gymnastic and recreational device) · ca llit elàstic (gymnastic and recreational device) · uk бату́т (gymnastic and recreational device) · pl trampolina (looping or jumping instructions) · vi nghệ thuật nhún giàn (gymnastic and recreational device) · kk серіппе (gymnastic and recreational device) · ba батут (gymnastic and recreational device) · pdt Hupsbad (gymnastic and recreational device) · lt batutas (gymnastic and recreational device) · ta வீழ்தடுப்புறை (gymnastic and recreational device) · cmn 蹦床 (gymnastic and recreational device) · da trampolin (gymnastic and recreational device) · el τραμπολίνο (gymnastic and recreational device) · is trampólín (gymnastic and recreational device) · fr trampoline (gymnastic and recreational device) · hy ցատկացանց (gymnastic and recreational device) · cy trampolîn (gymnastic and recreational device) · la desultorium (gymnastic and recreational device) · bg батут (gymnastic and recreational device) · pt trampolim (gymnastic and recreational device) · fr trampolin (gymnastic and recreational device) · ro trambulină (gymnastic and recreational device) · de Trampolin (gymnastic and recreational device) · tr trambolin (gymnastic and recreational device) · sv studsmatta (gymnastic and recreational device) · ru бату́т (gymnastic and recreational device) · cs trampolína (gymnastic and recreational device) · fi trampoliini (gymnastic and recreational device) · ko 트램펄린 (gymnastic and recreational device) · lv batuts (gymnastic and recreational device) · es cama elástica (gymnastic and recreational device) · vi giàn nhún (gymnastic and recreational device) · tl trampolina (gymnastic and recreational device) · nb trampoline (gymnastic and recreational device) · pl batut (gymnastic and recreational device) · pt cama elástica (gymnastic and recreational device) · nn trampoline (gymnastic and recreational device) · ar مِنَطَّة (gymnastic and recreational device) · gl cama elástica (gymnastic and recreational device) · it trampolino elastico (gymnastic and recreational device) · hu trambulin (gymnastic and recreational device) · yue 彈床 /弹床 (gymnastic and recreational device) · acw نطنيطة (gymnastic and recreational device) · la trampolinum (gymnastic and recreational device) · es brincolín (gymnastic and recreational device) · es saltadero (gymnastic and recreational device) · ga trampailín (gymnastic and recreational device) · tl trampolin (gymnastic and recreational device) · pl trampolina (gymnastic and recreational device) · hy բատուտ (gymnastic and recreational device) · id trampolin (gymnastic and recreational device) · io trampolino (gymnastic and recreational device) · es trampolín (gymnastic and recreational device) · ky батут (gymnastic and recreational device) · pt pula-pula (gymnastic and recreational device) · ca trampolí (gymnastic and recreational device) · mi tūraparapa (gymnastic and recreational device) · ja トランポリン (gymnastic and recreational device) · he טְרַמְפּוֹלִינָה (gymnastic and recreational device) · kk батут (gymnastic and recreational device) · nl trampoline (gymnastic and recreational device) · sk trampolína (gymnastic and recreational device) · sv trampolin (gymnastic and recreational device) · mi turapa (gymnastic and recreational device) · eo trampolino (gymnastic and recreational device)