What does summersault mean?

Definitions for summersault
ˈsʌm ərˌsɔltsum·m·er·sault

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flipnoun

    an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Summersault, Summersetnoun

    A high leap in which the heels are thrown over the head.

    Etymology: soubresault. French.

    Some do the summersault,
    And o’er the bar like tumblers vault. Hudibras.

    Frogs are observed to use divers summersaults. Izaak Walton.

    The treasurer cuts a caper on the strait rope: I have seen him do the summerset upon a trencher fixed on the rope, which is no thicker than a common packthread. Gulliver’s Travels.

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  1. summersault

    A somersault is an acrobatic movement in which a person's body rotates 360° around a horizontal axis with the feet passing over the head. A somersault can be performed either forwards, backwards, or sideways and can be executed in the air or on the ground.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Summersaultnoun

    alt. of Summerset

Wikidata

  1. Summersault

    Summersault was a Canadian music festival organized by the band Our Lady Peace in 1998 and again in 2000. Summersault 1998 was held in Barrie, Ontario, at Molson Park, St. John's, NL and Shediac, NB while Summersault 2000 toured to eight Canadian cities.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of summersault in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of summersault in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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