Meaning

3 senses
  1. A gymnastics apparatus, a narrow wooden rail used in artistic (athletic) gymnastics.

    Schwebebalken

    бревно́brevnó

    a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts

  2. A gymnastics event using the balance beam apparatus.

  3. The horizontal member of any balance (scale,) usually carrying pans at each end, supported at its center by a fulcrum.

    Waagebalken

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Get yourself astride the balance beam.

    deSetzen Sie sich rittlings auf den Schwebebalken. — freddy1

  2. The gymnast slipped on the balance beam.

  3. Mary is good at the balance beam.

  4. She wobbled as she walked across the balance beam.

    deSie schwankte, als sie über den Schwebebalken lief. — hjoest

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  5. Take small steps on the balance beam, it's narrow!

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
gymnastics: narrow wooden rail:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
gymnastics: narrow wooden rail:
horizontal member of a balance:

Forms

plural: balance beams
Singularbalance beam
Pluralbalance beams

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts:beam

See also

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