trampoline

noun

tram·​po·​line ˌtram-pə-ˈlēn 

ˈtram-pə-ˌlēn

: a resilient sheet or web (as of nylon) supported by springs in a metal frame and used as a springboard and landing area in tumbling

trampoliner

ˌtram-pə-ˈlē-nər 

ˈtram-pə-ˌlē-nər

noun

trampolinist

ˌtram-pə-ˈlē-nist 

ˈtram-pə-ˌlē-nist

noun

Examples of trampoline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is a lot like a massive bear jumping on a trampoline. —Jj Kinahan, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

Per Time, one child recalled being forced to stand in the hot sun while tied to weights, forced to jump on a trampoline, and forced to run through the desert. —Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2025

The couple was spotted with two of them at an indoor playground in the L.A. area in early February, and with three of them at the Thousand Oaks Sky Zone trampoline park near Spears' home. —Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025

Inside were trampolines, foam pits, giant slides, and endless things to climb on. —Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian trampolino springboard, from trampoli stilts, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Low German trampen to stamp

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trampoline

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean

Kids Definition

trampoline

noun

tram·​po·​line ˌtram-pə-ˈlēn 

ˈtram-pə-ˌlēn

: a canvas sheet supported by springs in a metal frame used for springing and landing in acrobatic tumbling