German

Noun

Trampoline

1. plural of Trampolin

English

Trampoline

Noun

trampoline ‎(plural trampolines)

1. A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs as anchors.
2. (programming) Any of a variety of looping or jumping instructions in specific programming languages

Derived terms

• trampoliner
• trampolining
• trampolinist

Translations

Verb

trampoline ‎(third-person singular simple present trampolines, present participle trampolining, simple past and past participle trampolined)

1. To jump as if on a trampoline
   • 2007, Zoe Sharp, First Drop, ISBN 0312937040, page 276:

     My heart trampolined into my throat as I watched Lonnie's grip tighten on the stock of his own shotgun […]

2. (programming) To rewrite computer code to use trampolines

   trampolined code

French

Noun

trampoline m ‎(plural trampolines)

1. (gymnastics) trampoline
2. (programming) trampoline

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian trampolino

Noun

trampoline m ‎(definite singular trampolinen, indefinite plural trampoliner, definite plural trampolinene)

1. a trampoline

References

• “trampoline” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian trampolino

Noun

trampoline m ‎(definite singular trampolinen, indefinite plural trampolinar, definite plural trampolinane)

1. a trampoline

References

• “trampoline” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.