Phrase guide

pommel horse

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An apparatus for gymnastic exercises with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright pommels, as hand grips, near the centre; held upright with adjustable legs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An athletic event in which the pommel horse is used.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center; held upright by two steel supports, one at each end

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: side horse

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: horse, gymnastic horse

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кон (kon) — gymnastic apparatus
  • Catalan: cavall de salts — gymnastic apparatus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鞍馬 /鞍马 (ānmǎ) — gymnastic apparatus
  • Dutch: paard — gymnastic apparatus
  • Finnish: hevonen — gymnastic apparatus
  • French: cheval d'arçons — gymnastic apparatus
  • German: Seitpferd — gymnastic apparatus
  • German: Pauschenpferd — gymnastic apparatus
  • Greek: ίππος (íppos) — gymnastic apparatus
  • Hungarian: ló — gymnastic apparatus
  • Japanese: 鞍馬 (anba) — gymnastic apparatus
  • Korean: 안마 (anma) — gymnastic apparatus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bøylehest — gymnastic apparatus
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bøylehest — gymnastic apparatus
  • Polish: kozioł — gymnastic apparatus
  • Polish: koń — gymnastic apparatus
  • Portuguese: cavalo com arções — gymnastic apparatus
  • Portuguese: cavalo de arções — gymnastic apparatus
  • Portuguese: cavalo com alças — gymnastic apparatus
  • Russian: конь (konʹ) — gymnastic apparatus
  • Russian: козёл (kozjól) — gymnastic apparatus
  • Spanish: caballete — gymnastic apparatus
  • Swedish: bygelhäst — gymnastic apparatus
  • Turkish: kulplu beygir — gymnastic apparatus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鞍馬 /鞍马 (ānmǎ) — athletic event
  • Dutch: paard — athletic event
  • Finnish: hevonen — athletic event
  • German: Seitpferd — athletic event
  • German: Pauschenpferd — athletic event
  • Hungarian: lólengés — athletic event
  • Japanese: 鞍馬 (anba) — athletic event
  • Korean: 안마 (anma) — athletic event
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bøylehest — athletic event
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bøylehest — athletic event
  • Polish: kozioł — athletic event
  • Polish: koń — athletic event