somersault

One entry found for somersault.

Main Entry: som·er·sault
Variant(s): also sum·mer·sault /'s&-m&r-"solt/
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French sombresaut leap, ultimately from Latin super over + saltus leap, from salire to jump -- more at OVER, SALLY
: a movement (as in gymnastics) in which a person turns forward or backward in a complete revolution along the ground or in the air bringing the feet over the head; also : a falling or tumbling head over heels
- somersault intransitive verb