Somersault

:This article is about somersault, the acrobatic feat. For the movie, see Somersault (movie).

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A somersault (sometimes somerset) is an acrobatic feat in which a person's knees are bent and then the person's feet are rolled over the head in mid-air and returns. The somersault can be performed either forwards or backwards and is synonymous with a flip (or, if performed backwards, backflip).

Related Topics:
Acrobatic - Knee - Feet - Head - Mid-air - Synonymous

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The word originates from the obsolete French word sombresault.

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