trapeze
nounA short horizontal bar suspended from two parallel ropes, used for gymnastic exercises or for acrobatic stunts.
A cable rigged to support a sailor in hiking out on a racing yacht.
An article of women's clothing, such as a jacket, dress, or coat, that is cut so as to hang down from the shoulders and swing out and away around the hips and legs.
A trapezium.
In gymnastics, a swing consisting of one or more cross-bars, each suspended by two cords at some distance from the ground, on which various exercises or feats of strength and agility are performed.
