Definition of trampoline
: 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
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Featuring trampolines, foam pits and American Ninja Warrior-style obstacles, Jumpmasters is slated to open in June.
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The site was once considered as a possible indoor amusement park site, which would have included a trampoline park, indoor go-kart racing track, obstacle course, among other amenities, but the plans fell through.
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By the end of the year, the park will add a tree walk village where guests can walk in the tree canopy, a new kids playground and education area, a trampoline park, a new restaurant with a FlowRider, a surfing simulator, and zip lines.
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Activities include trampolines, tumble tracks, basketball hoops, fort building, arts and crafts, dodge ball, tug-of-war and board games.
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The center would include trampolines, dodgeball, basketball, a bowling alley, inflatables, a three-dimensional shooting area and a virtual reality area, among other things.
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Dancing droplets Instead of dissolving into the fluid bath underneath them, the droplets bounce like tennis balls on a sensuously flexible trampoline, emulating the behavior of electrons in quantum mechanics, but on a macroscopic scale.
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My grandkids are usually out there on a trampoline.
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When Brown Deer police arrived, between 100 and 150 teenagers were leaving the parking lot of the trampoline facility at 9009 N. Deerbrook Trail.
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Origin and Etymology of trampoline
Italian trampolino springboard, from trampoli stilts, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Low German trampen to stamp
TRAMPOLINE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of trampoline for English Language Learners
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: a piece of equipment that has a sheet of strong cloth attached by springs to a metal frame and that is used for jumping up and down for exercise or as a sport
TRAMPOLINE Defined for Kids
Definition of trampoline for Students
: a canvas sheet or web supported by springs in a metal frame used for springing and landing in acrobatic tumbling
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