handspring

noun

hand·spring ˈhan(d)-ˌspriŋ

: an acrobatic feat in which the body turns forward or backward in a full circle from a standing position and lands first on the hands and then on the feet

Examples of handspring in a Sentence

He did a handspring on the lawn.

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At risk of injuring yourself attempting a back handspring in your bedroom while counting down the days until the 2028 Los Angeles Games? There’s a solution: women’s college gymnastics. —

Tess Demeyer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 The Yurchenko entry — a roundoff onto the springboard and a back handspring onto the vault table — is named after former Russian gymnast Natalia Yurchenko, who debuted her eponymous skill in 1982. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024 With every tumble, handspring and stuck landing at the Paris Olympics, trailblazing two-time gold medal gymnast Carlos Yulo of Team Philippines ignited a wave of Filipino pride. —

Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2024 One of the most complex is her second pass: a full-twisting front flip connected immediately into a roundoff, back handspring and full-twisting double back flip. —

Maggie Astor, New York Times, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for handspring