Illustration of pommel horse
- pommel horse 1
pommel horse
noun
1
: a gymnastics apparatus for swinging and balancing feats that consists of a padded rectangular or cylindrical form with two pommels on the top and that is supported in a horizontal position above the floor
2
: an event in which the pommel horse is used
Examples of pommel horse in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Olympic pommel horse hero Stephen Nedoroscik was also left off the team.
—
Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
What Went Wrong For Nedoroscik Nedoroscik, who famously competes only on the pommel horse, struggled significantly on his sole event at this week’s championships, downgrading his routine on night one and falling from the horse on night two.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
For their freestyle dance, Stephen brought along fellow members of his gymnastics team to showcase his incredible strength and gymnastic skills (and, of course, his pommel horse made an appearance).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Throughout his time competing in the Olympics, and later DWTS, McCracken has stood by the pommel horse winner’s side.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pommel horse
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
What Went Wrong For Nedoroscik Nedoroscik, who famously competes only on the pommel horse, struggled significantly on his sole event at this week’s championships, downgrading his routine on night one and falling from the horse on night two.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
For their freestyle dance, Stephen brought along fellow members of his gymnastics team to showcase his incredible strength and gymnastic skills (and, of course, his pommel horse made an appearance).
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Throughout his time competing in the Olympics, and later DWTS, McCracken has stood by the pommel horse winner’s side.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for pommel horse
Cite this Entry
“Pommel horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pommel%20horse. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share