gambade

noun

gam·​bade

(ˈ)gam¦bād,

-bäd

plural -s

: gambado entry 2

a particularly explosive gambade that assaulted the rider after he had completely left the saddle

—P. A. Rollins

in his early youth … had himself tried musical and poetic gambades

—Francis Hackett

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

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