trapeze
/trəˈpiːz/noun
1
- （亦作flying trapeze）a horizontal bar hanging by two ropes and free to swing, used by acrobats in a circus（杂技表演用的）吊架, 高空秋千。
2
- Sailing a harness attached by a cable to a dinghy's mast, enabling a sailor to balance the boat by leaning backwards far out over the windward side【航海】（独桅小赛艇平衡用的）吊架。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from French trapèze, from late Latin trapezium （see TRAPEZIUM）.