gymnastic horse
- noun
- /dʒɪmˈnæstɪk hɔrs/
- Specialized
:
caballo de gimnasia
- Every competition features skilled athletes performing difficult moves on the gymnastic horse.
Examples
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The gymnastic horse is essential for vault training.
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The gymnast approached the gymnastic horse with confidence before executing a flawless vault.
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During practice, he spent an hour perfecting his routine on the gymnastic horse.
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Can you show me how to use the gymnastic horse?
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The gymnast practiced her vault on the gymnastic horse to improve her technique.
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Before the competition, he spent hours training on the gymnastic horse to perfect his routine.
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Using the gymnastic horse, the athletes worked on developing their strength and balance.
Synonyms
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7.7
A padded piece of equipment on legs used for vaulting in gymnastics
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7.3
A gymnastics machine with two handles used for swinging and balancing moves
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8.9
A long gymnastic horse used for vaulting exercises
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6.9
A long, solid piece of gymnastics equipment without handles that gymnasts run to and jump over
A long piece of gymnastics equipment like a bench that gymnasts run and jump over lengthwise
A leather-covered round piece with two handles used by men in gymnastics
A piece of equipment used in gymnastics, like a beam or rings
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Morphology
gymnastic + horse
The phrase is a straightforward composition of 'gymnastic' (relating to gymnastics) and 'horse' (the animal), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a horse-shaped apparatus used in gymnastics. This naming pattern (using an animal name for a piece of gymnastic equipment) is literal and cross-linguistically common, making the meaning directly derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Gymnastic horse comes from an old training tool that looked like a horse, because gymnasts would run and vault over it as if they were jumping from a real animal. That's why gymnastic horse now means 'a padded piece of equipment used for vaulting'.