: a gymnastic or acrobatic apparatus consisting of a short horizontal bar suspended by two parallel ropes
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performing tricks on the trapeze
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The Macon was outfitted with trapeze bars under its belly and could carry either five Curtiss F9C-2 Sparrowhawk biplanes or five N2Y-1s.
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Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Like Hezekiah, Mary, Alec, Sugar and Treacle are all real historic personages, as are figures like royal goddaughter Victoria Davies, trapeze performer and Degas muse Miss La La, mustachioed fight impresario Peggy Bettinson and more.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Clowns, trapeze artists and jugglers are on the agenda.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
The park also includes other attractions such as a mini cart track, zip line, swing, a basketball court, trapeze and multi-level playground.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2025
Like Hezekiah, Mary, Alec, Sugar and Treacle are all real historic personages, as are figures like royal goddaughter Victoria Davies, trapeze performer and Degas muse Miss La La, mustachioed fight impresario Peggy Bettinson and more.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Clowns, trapeze artists and jugglers are on the agenda.
—Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
The park also includes other attractions such as a mini cart track, zip line, swing, a basketball court, trapeze and multi-level playground.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Trapeze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trapeze. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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trapeze
noun
tra·peze
tra-ˈpēz 
: a gymnastic or acrobatic device consisting of a short horizontal bar hung from two parallel ropes
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