summersault

summersault: Somersault Som"er*sault, Somerset Som"er*set, n. [F. soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden asault, a surprise. See {Supra}, and Salient.] A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also {summersault}, {sommerset}, {summerset}, etc.] ``The vaulter's sombersalts.'' --Donne. [1913 Webster]
Now I'll only Make him break his neck in doing a sommerset. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]

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Summersault — Sum mer*sault, Summerset Sum mer*set, n. See {Somersault}, {Somerset}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
summersault — see somersault … Modern English usage
summersault — [sum′ər sôlt΄] n., vi. alt. sp. of SOMERSAULT … English World dictionary
Summersault — This page is about the 1998 and 2000 Canadian music festivals. for the gymastic feat, see Somersault. For the 1995 Australian festival of the same name, see Summersault (Australian festival). Summersault was a Canadian music festival organized by … Wikipedia
summersault — var. of SOMERSAULT. * * * summersault, saut var. of somersault … Useful english dictionary
Summersault (Australian festival) — Summersault was a music festival put on by promoter Steve Pavlovic that toured Australia in the summer of 1995/1996. Locations and datesThe five shows on the tour were: *Melbourne Royal Melbourne Showgrounds December 29, 1995 *Sydney Macquarie… … Wikipedia
summersault — variant of somersault … New Collegiate Dictionary
summersault — /sum euhr sawlt /, n., v.i. somersault. * * * … Universalium
summersault — n. forward or backward roll performed by the body v. make a complete forward or backward roll … English contemporary dictionary
summersault — noun & verb archaic spelling of somersault … English new terms dictionary

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