vaulting horse

See vault².

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vaulting horse

gymnastics a padded apparatus on legs, used for vaulting exercises. Also called: buck

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vault′ing horse`

a padded, somewhat cylindrical, floor-supported gymnastic apparatus braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used in vaulting.

[1870–75]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

vaulting horse - a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting

buck, long horse

gymnastic horse, horse - a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs

Translations

Pferd

конь

vaulting horse

n (in gym) → Pferd nt

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