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

Some of its most notable amenities include a trampoline room, a 60-foot swimming pool with an underwater sound system, an artificial stream, a reception hall that can accommodate 150 people, a domed library displaying a Leonardo da Vinci manuscript, and high-tech video walls. —Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 26 Aug. 2025

Its 55,000-square-foot space under construction is adjacent to Orland Park’s Sky Zone trampoline park at 66 Orland Square Drive. —Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025

Guests can enjoy free, kid-friendly attractions such as inflatable obstacle courses, face painting, bungee trampolines, a pony boy meet-and-greet, and more. —Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025

The hum of a refrigerator, the distant drone of a neighbor’s lawnmower, the tinny bleeping of a vintage Gameboy, the rhythmic creak of trampoline springs in action. —Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 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
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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