trampoline

«trampoline» in Mova's school dictionary: a strong piece of stretchy material held tight by springs… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a trampoline, trampolines); verb (trampoline — rare)

meaning for a pupil

A trampoline is a strong piece of stretchy material held tight by springs on a frame, which you jump up and down on. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday play and safety, trampoline rules: one person at a time, use a safety net and padded springs, take off shoes, no somersaults without training, and an adult nearby. Many injuries happen when two people jump together. In science, a trampoline shows energy changing: stretched springs store energy and push you up again (elastic energy). Phrases: bounce on the trampoline, trampoline park, safety net.

examples

• We bounced on the trampoline all afternoon. tree →
• Only one person on the trampoline at a time. tree →
• The trampoline has a safety net around it. tree →
• The springs push you back up into the air. tree →
• We went to a trampoline park for my birthday. tree →
• Take your shoes off before you get on the trampoline. tree →

note

Spelling: tram-po-line, ending in -ine. Most trampoline injuries come from several children jumping together or falling off; a net and one-at-a-time help.

In the corpora

• A girl in Australia played on a trampoline with no net and another child jumping too; they collided and she broke her leg.
• Most trampoline injuries happen when more than one person is jumping.
• On a trampoline or busy playground you take turns and wait until the space is clear.
• On a backyard trampoline one person jumps at a time, with the net and padding in place.
• Most trampoline injuries happen when several people jump together.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «trampoline» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.