noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌtɹæmpəˈliːn/
/ˈtɹæmpəˌliːn/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rebound tumbler
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A competitive sport in which athletes are judged on routines of tricks performed on a trampoline.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rebound tumbling, trampolining
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gymnastic apparatus, exerciser
History
Etymology
From Spanish trampolín and/or Italian trampolino; in English, a genericized trademark based on the Spanish word trademarked in 1936, but attested since 1798.
Across languages
Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مِنَطَّة
(minaṭṭa)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Arabic:
نطنيطة
(nuṭnēṭa)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Armenian:
բատուտ
(batut)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Armenian:
ցատկացանց
(cʻatkacʻancʻ)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Bashkir:
батут
(batut)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Bulgarian:
батут
(batut)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Catalan:
llit elàstic
— gymnastic and recreational device
Catalan:
trampolí
— gymnastic and recreational device
Chinese Cantonese:
彈床 /弹床
(daan6 cong4)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Chinese Mandarin:
蹦床
(bèngchuáng)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Czech:
trampolína
— gymnastic and recreational device
Danish:
trampolin
— gymnastic and recreational device
Dutch:
trampoline
— gymnastic and recreational device
Esperanto:
trampolino
— gymnastic and recreational device
Finnish:
trampoliini
— gymnastic and recreational device
French:
trampoline
— gymnastic and recreational device
French:
trampolin
— gymnastic and recreational device
Galician:
cama elástica
— gymnastic and recreational device
German:
Trampolin
— gymnastic and recreational device
Greek:
τραμπολίνο
(trampolíno)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Hebrew:
טְרַמְפּוֹלִינָה
— gymnastic and recreational device
Hungarian:
trambulin
— gymnastic and recreational device
Icelandic:
trampólín
— gymnastic and recreational device
Ido:
trampolino
— gymnastic and recreational device
Indonesian:
trampolin
— gymnastic and recreational device
Irish:
trampailín
— gymnastic and recreational device
Italian:
trampolino elastico
— gymnastic and recreational device
Japanese:
トランポリン
(toranporin)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Kazakh:
серіппе
(serıppe)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Kazakh:
батут
(batut)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Korean:
트램펄린
(teuraempeollin)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Kyrgyz:
батут
(batut)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Latin:
desultorium
— gymnastic and recreational device
Latin:
trampolinum
— gymnastic and recreational device
Latvian:
batuts
— gymnastic and recreational device
Lithuanian:
batutas
— gymnastic and recreational device
Māori:
tūraparapa
— gymnastic and recreational device
Māori:
turapa
— gymnastic and recreational device
Norwegian Bokmål:
trampoline
— gymnastic and recreational device
Norwegian Nynorsk:
trampoline
— gymnastic and recreational device
Plautdietsch:
Hupsbad
— gymnastic and recreational device
Polish:
trampolina
— gymnastic and recreational device
Polish:
batut
— gymnastic and recreational device
Portuguese:
trampolim
— gymnastic and recreational device
Portuguese:
cama elástica
— gymnastic and recreational device
Portuguese:
pula-pula
— gymnastic and recreational device
Romanian:
trambulină
— gymnastic and recreational device
Russian:
бату́т
(batút)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Slovak:
trampolína
— gymnastic and recreational device
Slovene:
trampolín
— gymnastic and recreational device
Spanish:
cama elástica
— gymnastic and recreational device
Spanish:
brincolín
— gymnastic and recreational device
Spanish:
trampolín
— gymnastic and recreational device
Spanish:
saltadero
— gymnastic and recreational device
Swedish:
studsmatta
— gymnastic and recreational device
Swedish:
trampolin
— gymnastic and recreational device
Tagalog:
trampolin
— gymnastic and recreational device
Tagalog:
trampolina
— gymnastic and recreational device
Tamil:
வீழ்தடுப்புறை
(vīḻtaṭuppuṟai)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Turkish:
trambolin
— gymnastic and recreational device
Ukrainian:
бату́т
(batút)
— gymnastic and recreational device
Vietnamese:
giàn nhún
— gymnastic and recreational device
Vietnamese:
nghệ thuật nhún giàn
— gymnastic and recreational device
Welsh:
trampolîn
— gymnastic and recreational device
Polish:
trampolina
— looping or jumping instructions
