trapeze

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

trapeze
    n 1: a swing used by circus acrobats

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Trapeze \Tra*peze"\, n. [Cf. F. trap[`e]ze.]
   1. (Geom.) A trapezium. See {Trapezium}, 1.
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   2. A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a
      rope; -- used by gymnasts.
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