2. Verb. (third-person singular of somersault) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Somersaults
1. somersault [v] - See also: somersault
Lexicographical Neighbors of Somersaults
Literary usage of Somersaults
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Art of Swimming: A Practical Working Manual, Graphically Illustrated by Richard Francis Nelligan (1906)
"Back somersaults. After swimming a few strokes on the back, the knees should be
drawn up as in the front somersaults, while the head is thrown well back. ..."
2. Careers of Danger and Daring by Cleveland Moffett, Jay Hambidge, George Varian (1901)
"II ABOUT DOUBLE AND TRIPLE somersaults AND THE DANGER OF LOSING HEART IN talking
with my circus friends I was surprised to learn that a trapeze performer in ..."
3. The National Zoological Park: A Popular Account of Its Collections by Ned Hollister (1919)
"... an appreciative audience, he is bubbling over with the joy of life and spins
round and round on his back and shoulders or turns somersaults repeatedly. ..."
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