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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtræmpəliːn/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌtræmpəˈlin, ˈtræmpəˌlin, -lɪn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tram′pə lēn′, tram′pə lēn′, -lin)

tram•po•line /ˌtræmpəˈlin, ˈtræmpəˌlin, -lɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Sporta sheet, usually of canvas, attached by springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used as a springboard in tumbling.

tram•po•line (tram′pə lēn′, tram′pə lēn′, -lin),USA pronunciation n.

a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.
Nauticala fabric deck stretched on the braces connecting the hulls of a catamaran or trimaran, resembling a gymnastic trampoline.

Gmc; see trample) + -ino -ine¹
Italian trampolino springboard, equivalent. to trampol(i) stilts (
variant of trampolin 1790–1800

tram′po•lin ′er, tram′po•lin′ist, n.

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trampoline /ˈtræmpəlɪn; -ˌliːn/, trampolin /ˈtræmpəˌlɪn/ n

a tough canvas sheet suspended by springs or elasticated cords from a frame, used by acrobats, gymnasts, etc

(intransitive) to exercise on a trampoline

Etymology: 18th Century: via Spanish from Italian trampolino, from trampoli stilts, of Germanic origin; compare trampleˈtrampoliner, ˈtrampolinist n

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