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vaulting table

vaulting table noun: an apparatus featuring a flat, large, and cushioned surface almost parallel to the floor sloping downward at the end closest to the springboard.

vaulting table: an apparatus featuring a flat, large, and cushioned surface almost parallel to the floor sloping...
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Noun

vaulting table (plural vaulting tables)

  1. An apparatus featuring a flat, large, and cushioned surface almost parallel to the floor sloping downward at the end closest to the springboard.
    • Judges take deductions for insufficient height or distance from the vaulting table; messy form in the air; low chest position on the landing; finishing too far to the side; and steps, hops or falls.2024 July 27, Maggie Astor, “Your Guide to Olympic Gymnastics: Vault”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2024
    Synonyms:
    vault

Synonyms of vaulting table

Forms of vaulting table

pluralvaulting tables

Questions about vaulting table

What does vaulting table mean?
Vaulting table means an apparatus featuring a flat, large, and cushioned surface almost parallel to the floor sloping downward at the end closest to the springboard.
What part of speech is vaulting table?
Vaulting table is a noun.
What is the plural of vaulting table?
The plural of vaulting table is vaulting tables.

Words near vaulting table in the dictionary

  1. vaulting boxes
  2. vaulting horse
  3. vaulting horses
  4. vaulting school
  5. vaulting schools
  6. vaulting table
  7. vaulting tables
  8. vaulting-school
  9. vaulting-schools
  10. vaultingly
  11. vaultings

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