acrobatics has definitions from the fields of transportation,sport
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[ noun ] (sport) the gymnastic moves of an acrobat

Synonyms

tumbling

Used in print

(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)

The backbend is of extreme importance to any form of free gymnastics , and , as with all acrobatics , the sooner begun the better the results .

2
[ noun ] (transportation) the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft

Related terms

flight tailspin stunt

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