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Meanings of somersault in English

Catalan
salt mortal
Spanish
salto mortal

An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return.

salt mortal
Usage of somersault in English
1
And with the recovery of the name Quin's mind did another somersault.
Quin
2
Here he turned a perfect somersault, if words could perform the feat.
A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Havilan...
3
But, by the way, you might get up and do a somersault.
The Circus Boys Across the Continent; Or, Winning New Laurels on...
4
Ours went a side-somersault, and the next one endways, on its wheels.
Notes By the Way in a Sailor's Life
5
For, just then, the little yellow dog stumbled, and turned a somersault.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue
6
Yang Hak-seon won the men's vault with his spectacular triple-twisting front somersault.
Reuters
7
He did a backward somersault, feet and legs snapping over his head.
IT
8
With the explosion the moose seemed to somersault in the air.
The Turtles of Tasman
9
He had tried the double somersault in the schoolroom that morning.
Andy the Acrobat / Or, Out with the Greatest Show on Earth
10
The 36-year-old celebrated his goal with a somersault, reminiscent of his younger days.
Reuters
11
First of all, there was a simple somersault from the springboard.
The Young Acrobat of the Great North American Circus
12
Then Belle gave it a try and did a perfect somersault.
The Diamond Age
13
He made the rabbit turn a somersault by suddenly pressing the bulb hard.
Three Soldiers
14
For some reason Martins is not performing his trademark somersault at the prospect.
The Guardian
15
Not one of them turned a somersault or uttered a shout.
Cashel Byron's Profession
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He was afraid she was going to turn a back somersault.
On a Torn-Away World; Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake
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Somersault through the time
Somersault across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common