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pommel horse
noun
1
: a gymnastics apparatus for swinging and balancing feats that consists of a padded rectangular or cylindrical form with two pommels on the top and that is supported in a horizontal position above the floor
2
: an event in which the pommel horse is used
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The performance, in which the gymnast incorporated his signature pommel horse, brought the ballroom to their feet.
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Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The gymnast played his partner like a guitar before turning his foxtrot into an opportunity to show off more of his pommel horse moves on the ground.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
Simone Biles headlines ‘Gold Over America Tour’ Some of the world’s elite athletes are swapping the vault, pommel horse and the uneven bars for the stage floor in a fusion of sports and entertainment.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
From the pommel horse to the dance floor, the summer of Stephen Nedoroscik will roll on.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
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Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The gymnast played his partner like a guitar before turning his foxtrot into an opportunity to show off more of his pommel horse moves on the ground.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024
Simone Biles headlines ‘Gold Over America Tour’ Some of the world’s elite athletes are swapping the vault, pommel horse and the uneven bars for the stage floor in a fusion of sports and entertainment.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 23 Sep. 2024
From the pommel horse to the dance floor, the summer of Stephen Nedoroscik will roll on.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024
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“Pommel horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pommel%20horse. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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