Look up: Trapeze

1. trapeze
   [n] - a swing used by circus acrobats
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2. Trapeze
   Belt/seat arrangement slung from the mast to support a person outboard with his feet on the gunwhale. Give greater leverage when using body weight to balance the boat.
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3. Trapeze
   a rope or wire used to allow a crew member to stand up and lean out of a dinghy
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4. trapeze
   1. <geometry> A trapezium. See Trapezium. ... 2. A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a rope; used by gymnasts. ... Origin: Cf. F. Trapeze. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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5. trapeze
   noun a swing used by circus acrobats
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6. Trapeze
   • (n.) A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a rope; -- used by gymnasts. • (n.) A trapezium. See Trapezium, 1.
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7. Trapeze
   Wire gear enabling a crewmember to place all of his weight outboard of the hull, thus helping to keep the boat level.
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8. Trapeze
   A trapeze is a horizontal bar suspended by two ropes and used as a piece of apparatus by acrobats.
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9. Trapeze
   A wire attached to the mast to which a sailor wearing a harness attaches him/herself. It enables them to position their weight further out of the boat providing greater balance against the boat heeling over. Used on the 470, 49er and Tornado.
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10. Trapeze
    (band) `Trapeze` were an English rock band formed in March 1969, by vocalist John Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley (who named the band), with guitarist Mel Galley, singer/bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Dave Holland. The band had a fairly fluid line up, finally dissolving in 199...
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11. Trapeze
    A `trapeze` is a short horizontal bar hung by ropes or metal straps from a support. It is an aerial apparatus commonly found in circus performances. Trapeze acts may be static, swinging or flying, and may be performed solo, double, triple or as a group act.<ref name=NICA>--> Types of trapeze : Footnotes : <references /> References :
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12. Trapeze
    (sailing) In sailing, the `trapeze` refers to a wire that comes from a point high on the mast, usually where the shrouds are fixed, to a hook on the crew member`s harness at approximately waist level. The position when extended on the trapeze is outside the hull, braced against it (or an exte...
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13. Trapeze
    (film) `Trapeze` is a 1956 circus film directed by Carol Reed and starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida, making her debut in American films. The film did very well at the box office, making an $8 million profit and placing in the top three among the year`s top earn...
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