Meanings
biles1
- pluralplural of bile
Biles2
Biles3
alternative Byles
- A gymnastic maneuver consisting of a double half layout, with full twist and blind landing.
In gymnastics, if you do a double layout with half turn then you're doing a ‘Biles’
2016 August 12, “'The Biles' and other famous moves named after Olympic athletes and footballers”, in BBC Newsbeat1 more example
What if she was training a Biles (double layout half out) on beam? That would just be incredible
2019 November 7, 4piepsilon0, “Simone training a double layout beam dismount?! [comment]”, in Reddit
Origin
Biles · proper noun
- Old Englishbile“beak of a bird”
- Old Englishbil“bladed weapon”
- EnglishBiles
Uncertain or disputed. Commonly thought to derive from Old English bil (“bladed weapon”), a bill, billhook. Other theories suggest a connection to Old English bile (“beak of a bird”), or from (son of) William.
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biles. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biles
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