somerset
somerset — noun
1. a complete rolling movement in which your body goes forward or backward with you
a complete rolling movement in which your body goes forward or backward with your feet passing over your head, like a somersault; this spelling is chiefly British and less common than somersault.
Talia showed the children how to do a forward somerset on the gym mat.
do a forward somerset — common teaching pattern
Darius landed his backward somerset on the blue mat and raised both arms.
backward somerset — direction modifier
Sahil did a slow somerset on the grass to show his sister the move.
After hitting black ice, the car turned a somerset and stopped upside down.
Coach Adaeze demonstrated a somerset, telling the class to tuck their chins.
- somersault
the standard spelling in most modern writing and worldwide usage
- forward roll
a narrower school-gym move done forward rather than any full somersault
- flip
informal and broader; often suggests a jump as well as rotation
文法句型
do + somerset
turn + somerset
forward/backward + somerset
用法筆記
Usually seen in British English as a spelling variant of 'somersault'. Use lowercase for the acrobatic sense; capitalized 'Somerset' refers to the county in England.