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Word: somersaulted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...plot is simply incredible--something about a girl aerialist who, when spurned by her sawdust impressario for a sick hippo, falls head over heels in love with a daring young man who falls head over heels off his 60 foot trapeze and does a triple somersault into the hospital...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: The Greatest Show On Earth | 3/15/1952 | See Source »

...horizontal tail. All the necessary controls except the rudder, they say, can be built into its trailing edge. And a fast-acting electronic auto-pilot can be added to stop the bucking and pitching that have been known to flip a tailless plane into the beginning of a fatal somersault. But the GA-5, as an added measure of safety, carries a small delta tail high on its rakish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Flying Triangle | 1/28/1952 | See Source »

Left: Butler drives through the scissors made by Mabry, who is supported by Briggs. After he clears the scissors in this stunt Butler does a somersault in midair and lands on his feet. session. During games this stunt is perhaps the most frequent because, not taking much space or time, it can be done at the end of cheers...

Author: By Roger M. Burke, | Title: Cheerleaders Prepare for Big Tilt | 11/25/1950 | See Source »

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