/ Dictionary / Index T trapeze: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: tra•peze Pronunciation: (tra-pēz'or, esp. Brit.,tru-), [key] — n. an apparatus, used in gymnastics and acrobatics, consisting of a short horizontal bar attached to the ends of two suspended ropes. (on a small sailboat) a device by which a crew member can be suspended almost completely outboard while hiking. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: trapeze (Thesaurus) trapes trapeze artist Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nefarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language