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teeterboard — ☆ teeterboard [tēt′ərbôrd΄ ] n. SEESAW … English World dictionary
Teeterboard — A teeterboard (also known as a Korean Plank) resembles the old fashion style park seesaw. The strongest teeterboards are made of oak (usually 9 feet in length). It is divided in the middle by a fulcrum made of welded steel. At each end of the… … Wikipedia
teeterboard — noun Date: 1855 1. seesaw 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
teeterboard — /tee teuhr bawrd , bohrd /, n. 1. a seesaw; teeter. 2. a similar board used by acrobats and tumblers that propels a person into the air when another person jumps onto the opposite end. [1835 45, Amer.; TEETER + BOARD] * * * … Universalium
teeterboard — tee•ter•board [[t]ˈti tərˌbɔrd, ˌboʊrd[/t]] n. 1) a seesaw; teetertotter 2) a similar board used by acrobats that propels a person into the air when another person jumps onto the opposite end • Etymology: 1835–45, amer … From formal English to slang
teeterboard — noun a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end • Syn: ↑seesaw, ↑teeter, ↑teeter totter, ↑teetertotter, ↑tilting board, ↑dandle board • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Dralion — Performers balance on illuminated lightbulbs in a Vienna performance of Dralion. Company Cirque du Soleil … Wikipedia
Gamma Phi Circus — Gamma Phi Circus, sponsored by Illinois State University, is the oldest collegiate circus in the United States. It began as the Gamma Phi fraternity, founded in 1929 by ISU gymnastics instructor Clifford Pop Horton. The fraternity s first circus… … Wikipedia
List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom — This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.* Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g. pants , crib ) are to be found … Wikipedia
Seesaw — A seesaw (also known as a teeter totter) is a long, narrow board suspended in the middle so that, as one end goes up, the other goes down.In a playground setting, the board is balanced in the exact center. A person sits on each end and they take… … Wikipedia
