teeterboard

[ tee-ter-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

1. a seesaw; teeter.
2. a similar board used by acrobats and tumblers that propels a person into the air when another person jumps onto the opposite end.

Word History and Origins

Origin of teeterboard¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; teeter + board

Example Sentences

My parents did a teeterboard act, and it was the most amazing thing.

From The Guardian

Presented at the Brooklyn Academy of Music by the Swedish company Cirkus Cirkor, the production incorporates acrobatics, aerial acts, teeterboard maneuvers, contortions, juggling and even the solution of a Rubik’s Cube by a blindfolded performer.

From New York Times

But when the lights are flashing, and the bodies soaring and the music chiming, ticking off what this show isn’t seems so beside the point, because hey, look, a teeterboard!

From New York Times

Mr. Boelsems said that his mother had stayed in shape long enough to take her last leap from a teeterboard at age 80.

From New York Times

Wild’s grandfather and great uncles were part of a teeterboard act, bodies launching, flipping and contorting in harmony.

From Washington Post