trampoline

noun

tram·​po·​line ˌtram-pə-ˈlēn 

ˈtram-pə-ˌlēn

: a resilient sheet or web (as of nylon) supported by springs in a metal frame and used as a springboard and landing area in tumbling

trampoliner

ˌtram-pə-ˈlē-nər 

ˈtram-pə-ˌlē-nər

noun

trampolinist

ˌtram-pə-ˈlē-nist 

ˈtram-pə-ˌlē-nist

noun

Examples of trampoline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Is Dakota still going on day dates with other women to Chuck E. Cheese and the trampoline park? —Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 17 May 2025

Security camera video shows the suspects walking by a pool at a home on Waldo Place and ducking out of sight behind a trampoline, before climbing up a hill. —Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025

Specializing in trampoline and tumbling, Stratton, whose real name is Jessica Woynilko, was on her way to stardom, becoming a mini-double bronze winner in the U.S. National Gymnastics Championship. —Mark Gray, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025

The star shared some Instagram stories of her elder two children enjoying playing on a huge inflatable slide and later on a giant trampoline. —Clare Fisher, People.com, 12 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian trampolino springboard, from trampoli stilts, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Low German trampen to stamp

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for trampoline

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean

Kids Definition

trampoline

noun

tram·​po·​line ˌtram-pə-ˈlēn 

ˈtram-pə-ˌlēn

: a canvas sheet supported by springs in a metal frame used for springing and landing in acrobatic tumbling