1. somersault - Noun
2. somersault - Verb
Alt. of Somerset
Source: Webster's dictionaryBluebird then executed an almost complete somersault (~ 320° and slightly off-axis) before plunging into the water (port sponson marginally in advance of the starboard), approximately 230 metres from the end of the measured kilometre. Source: Internet
He devised one complex strobe system to capture the first attempt at a quintuple somersault by the Flying Cranes aerial troupe of the Moscow Circus. Source: Internet
However, the descriptions in suggest more whimsy: The “cheerful” and diminutive Seppala was also seen as “something of a show-off, known to flip double back handsprings just for laughs and land with a somersault.” Source: Internet
After the top is put on, the ice cream does a somersault. Source: Internet
But now, as a grad student on limited income and more concerned about car repair prices, warranties, and car part longevity, I’m afraid I’ve made my grandpa do a somersault in his grave. Source: Internet
Start the somersault before reaching the wall by tucking the chin and pulling the knees into a tuck position. Source: Internet