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somersault::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flip, somersaulting, somerset, summersault, summerset |
| Type of | tumble |
| Has types | flip-flop |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | roll over |
| Derivation | somersaulting |
Examples of somersault
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I joined the others as we rolled backward in unison, a somersault off the skiff.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Kostelic delighted the 20,000 fans in the finish area with a backward somersault.
From the denverpost.com
In those cases, horses sometimes somersault over the jumps and land on riders.
From the kentucky.com
The groom turns a somersault and coolly spins off to the altar, adjusting his tie.
From the sltrib.com
Activities include wrestling, chasing and somersault, and just playing around.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Fitzgerald and Boldin grabbed at Harrison as he did a somersault into the end zone.
From the usatoday.com
He could somersault off a horse, trampoline from one speeding car to another.
From the time.com
He did a Tommy Lasorda-esque backwards somersault to catch a foul ball behind third.
From the freep.com
The pure joy and childhood innocence of something so simple as a somersault.
From the time.com
- An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- Do a somersault
- Somersault is Swedish pop band Eggstone's second album, which was first released in Sweden in March 1994. A US release appeared later that year on BMG label Critique Records. The song, "The Dog", was issued as a promotional single and became a hit on various college radio stations. ...
- Somersault is Chicane's third official studio album, released on 23 July 2007.Smith, Gary (2007) "Turning the Corner", Billboard, 21 July 2007, p.38 It is Chicane's first album self-released on producer and songwriter Nick Bracegirdle's independent record label, Modena Records.
- Somersault is an Australian independent film, written and directed by Cate Shortland and released in September 2004. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. ...
- In gymnastics, an act where the gymnast goes head over heels; To perform a somersault
- An acrobatic movement where the body makes a complete revolution, heels over head; also known as 'salto'.
- One of the most frequent tricks in circus acrobatics. It is an aerial jump with turn over without support. There are backward, forward, sideways (Arabian) somersaults depending on which direction of somersault is required, and also single, double, triple, etc ones.
- A maneuver in which the skier makes a full, 360-degree forward or backward turn.
