Definition of Acrobatics

1. Noun. The gymnastic moves of an acrobat.

Exact synonyms: Tumbling
Generic synonyms: Gymnastic Exercise, Gymnastics
Terms within: Acrobatic Feat, Acrobatic Stunt
Derivative terms: Acrobatic, Tumble

2. Noun. The performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft.
Exact synonyms: Aerobatics, Stunt Flying, Stunting
Generic synonyms: Flight, Flying
Specialized synonyms: Spin, Tailspin
Derivative terms: Stunt

Definition of Acrobatics

1. Noun. The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats. ¹

2. Noun. A spectacular display of agility. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Acrobatics

1. [n]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acrobatics

acroamata
acroamatic
acroamatics
acroanaesthesia
acroanesthesia
acroarthritis
acroasphyxia
acroataxia
acroatic
acroatics
acrobat
acrobatic
acrobatic feat
acrobatic stunt
acrobatically
acrobatics (current term)
acrobatism
acrobatisms
acrobats
acroblasts
acrobrachycephaly
acrocarp
acrocarpous
acrocarpous moss
acrocentric
acrocentric chromosome
acrocentrics
acrocephalia
acrocephalic

Literary usage of Acrobatics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Theatrical and Circus Life: Or, Secrets of the Stage, Green-room and Sawdust by John Joseph Jennings (1882)
"acrobatics AND EQUESTRIANISM. Nearly every man connected with the ring work of a circus is an acrobat of one kind or other. His ability may be limited to ..."

2. The Great Tradition: A Book of Selections from English and American Prose by James Holly Hanford (1919)
"Political acrobatics [Gulliver, an English surgeon, is shipwrecked in the country of the Lilliputians, a race of pigmies. After many surprising 1 "These ..."

3. Aviation in the U.S. Army, 1919-1939 by Maurer Maurer (1987)
"acrobatics Air raid drills required public support, as did military aviation in general. Army pilots continued to give exhibitions at air races and air ..."

4. Incidents in the Lives of Editors by Arthur Scott White (1920)
"... from that crowd of several thousand people and for the moment the man who had escaped two forms of death by quick thinking and nervy acrobatics seemed ..."

5. Aviation Medicine in the A. E. F. by William Holland Wilmer (1920)
"Pilots of this past meeting French machines in the air, will not fly closer to them than 500 meters nor practice acrobatics near them. 10. ..."

6. Pat Crowe, Aviator: Skylark Views and Letters from France, Including the by James Richard Crowe (1919)
"I wish I could share with you the Sport Supreme — acrobatics. ... Many people in acrobatics lose all interest in Mr. Hoover and his " Food will win the war, ..."

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