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pommel horse
noun
1
: a gymnastics apparatus for swinging and balancing feats that consists of a padded rectangular or cylindrical form with two pommels on the top and that is supported in a horizontal position above the floor
2
: an event in which the pommel horse is used
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The four-time All-American helped UCLA to an NCAA title in 1987 and won individual NCAA titles on pommel horse in 1989 and the high bar in 1990.
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Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022
Alec Yoder was brilliant on pommel horse.
—Will Graves, baltimoresun.com, 25 June 2021
Yoder will compete on the pommel horse.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 July 2021
At July’s US Classic, Nedoroscik earned an impressive 14.743 on pommel horse despite a fall, winning the event.
—Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
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Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022
Alec Yoder was brilliant on pommel horse.
—Will Graves, baltimoresun.com, 25 June 2021
Yoder will compete on the pommel horse.
—Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 21 July 2021
At July’s US Classic, Nedoroscik earned an impressive 14.743 on pommel horse despite a fall, winning the event.
—Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
See all Example Sentences for pommel horse
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“Pommel horse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pommel%20horse. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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