teeterboard
noun
tee·ter·board
| \ ˈtē-tər-ˌbȯrd
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Definition of teeterboard
1
: seesaw sense 2b
2
: a board placed on a raised support so that a person standing on one end of the board is thrown into the air if another jumps on the opposite end
Examples of teeterboard in a Sentence
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Death-defying leaps on the teeterboard commanded whoops from the audience. — Nora Mcgreevy, BostonGlobe.com, "In Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Corteo,’ flights of imagination in the afterlife," 20 June 2019 By contrast, the teeterboard act seemed shaky, with four acrobats, taking turns jumping on a see-saw to catapult their somersaulting partners into the sky. — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Review: Cirque du Soleil's 'Corteo' soars at BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee," 30 Mar. 2018 See Caribbean dancers, contortionists, acrobats, a hire-wire act, teeterboard, a giant wheel, Russian bar, elephants, motorcycles, and a mixed animal act featuring zebras and camels under the big top at Miramar Regional Park, 16801 Miramar Parkway. — Jennifer Jhon, South Florida Parenting, "Egg hunts bring sweet fun to South Florida families this weekend," 22 Mar. 2018 Among the world-class stars: the Sensational Sozonov, balancing on a teeterboard atop sky-high cylinders. — Holly Millea, Smithsonian, "Step Right Up! See the Reinvention of the Great American Circus!," 29 July 2017 Among the world-class stars: the Sensational Sozonov, balancing on a teeterboard atop sky-high cylinders. — Holly Millea, Smithsonian, "Step Right Up! See the Reinvention of the Great American Circus!," 29 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'teeterboard.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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