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banquine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ban-quine
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An acrobatic act with a group of at least three people, with two or more bases and at least one flyer. The bases, or spotters, form a platform with their arms and hands interlocked which the flyer uses as a takeoff position for somersaults and other aerial tricks.

Inflected Forms

banquines (plural)

Synonyms

platform pitching

Questions

What does banquine mean?
An acrobatic act with a group of at least three people, with two or more bases and at least one flyer. The bases, or spotters, form a platform with their arms and hands interlocked which the flyer uses as a takeoff position for somersaults and other aerial tricks.

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