A leaden weight used in lifting exercises; the weight attached to a whirlbat, a kind of club used in games or exercise. Cf. whirlbat, n. 1. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > [noun] > equipment (28) plummet?1537 A leaden weight used in lifting exercises; the weight attached to a whirlbat, a kind of club used in games or exercise. Cf. whirlbat, n. 1. Obsolete. springboard?1780 A small platform, typically fixed along one edge and supported on the opposite side by springs, used by a gymnast, acrobat, etc., to gain the… horse1785 A contrivance on which a person rides, sits astride, or is carried, as on horseback. A vaulting block in a gymnasium. trampoline1798 A base of elastic material used as a springboard and landing area in acrobatic exercises and displays; now spec. a sheet of canvas, nylon mesh, or… club1815 A heavy stick or staff for use as a weapon, thin enough at one end to be grasped with the hand, and increasing in thickness and weight towards the… gallows1817 Applied to various objects consisting of two or more supports and a cross-piece. A gymnastic apparatus. Indian club1825 Either of a pair of bottle-shaped clubs swung to exercise the arms. rope1825 In various special uses. A rope suspended vertically in a gymnasium for climbing and other exercises. horizontal bar1827 Applied to various mechanical contrivances, or artificial structures, of which the whole or the main part works or lies in a horizontal direction. trapeze1830 An apparatus for gymnastic exercises and feats, consisting of a horizontal crossbar suspended by two ropes in the manner of a swing. vaulting bar1839 attributive in various uses, as vaulting bar, vaulting buck, vaulting-master, vaulting motion. parallel bars1850 a pair of parallel horizontal rails supported on posts about 180 cm (6 feet) above the ground, used in men's gymnastics; also figurative. wooden horse1854 wooden horse n. A wooden structure in a gymnasium, for vaulting exercise: = horse, n. 6c. trapezium1856 = trapeze, n. 1. rare. giant stride1863 a gymnastic apparatus, consisting of an upright pole with a revolving head, to which ropes are attached, by holding which, one is able to take… ring1869 Gymnastics. In plural. (An apparatus consisting of) a pair of rings suspended approx. 2.5 metres above the floor on cables, used by a (usually male)… vaulting horse1875 vaulting horse. Gymnastics. A wooden figure of a horse employed for exercise in vaulting. mast1880 An upright pole or similar vertical structure resembling a ship's mast, esp. one supporting a flag, lightning conductor, broadcasting aerial… fly-pole1884 = giant stride n. pommel1887 Either of a pair of removable curved handgrips fitted to a vaulting horse. Roman ring1894 each of a pair of rings suspended from ropes, used in gymnastics and acrobatics (chiefly in plural; cf. ring, n.1 6). mat1903 A piece of resilient, usually padded material on which wrestling bouts, gymnastic displays, etc., are performed. wall bar1903 one of a set of parallel bars, attached to the wall of a gymnasium, usually running from floor to ceiling, on which various exercises are performed. pommel horse1908 a vaulting horse fitted with pommels. buck1932 The male of several animals. A short vaulting-horse in a gymnasium. Cf. buck, n.7 pommel vault1932 intransitive. Gymnastics to leap with both feet together while grasping the pommels of a pommel horse. landing mat1941 rebounder1980 Chiefly U.S. A small circular trampoline used for exercising. |
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