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   tra·peze

   /trəˈpēz/

   noun

   • 1. a horizontal bar hanging by two ropes (usually high in the air) and free to swing, used by acrobats in a circus.
   • 2. a harness attached by a cable to a dinghy's mast, enabling a sailor to balance the boat by leaning backward out over the windward side.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French trapèze, from late Latin trapezium (see trapezium).

   Scrabble Points: 18

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