handspring
noun
hand·spring
ˈhan(d)-ˌspriŋ 
: an acrobatic feat in which the body turns forward or backward in a full circle from a standing position and lands first on the hands and then on the feet
Examples of handspring in a Sentence
He did a handspring on the lawn.
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Her vault featured a double twisting Yurchenko — a roundoff onto the springboard, a back handspring onto the vault and a layout somersault with two full twists before landing.
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Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
On the vault, Bell performed a Yurchenko full, a roundoff onto the springboard, a back handspring onto the vault table and then a flip off the apparatus with a full twist.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
In some ways, all this has helped Miller do a back handspring to the future.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Keegan obliged and then made the stage his personal dance floor, showing off his best dance moves and even doing a couple of front aerials, back handsprings and splits.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 27 June 2025
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Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2026
On the vault, Bell performed a Yurchenko full, a roundoff onto the springboard, a back handspring onto the vault table and then a flip off the apparatus with a full twist.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2026
In some ways, all this has helped Miller do a back handspring to the future.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Keegan obliged and then made the stage his personal dance floor, showing off his best dance moves and even doing a couple of front aerials, back handsprings and splits.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 27 June 2025
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“Handspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handspring. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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handspring
noun
hand·spring
ˈhan(d)-ˌspriŋ
: a tumbling feat in which the body turns in a full circle from a standing position and lands first on the hands and then on the feet
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