Meanings
nounhandspring (plural handsprings)
plural handsprings · alternative hand-spring
- A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian кълбо напред
- кълбо напред (kălbo napred)somersault
Chinese Mandarin 手翻
- 手翻somersault
Dutch overslag, handstandoverslag
- overslagsomersault
- handstandoverslagsomersault
Finnish puolivoltti
- puolivolttisomersault
German Handstützüberschlag
- Handstützüberschlagsomersault
Japanese ハンドスプリング
- ハンドスプリング (handosupuringu)somersault
Korean 핸드스프링
- 핸드스프링 (haendeuseupeuring)somersault
Polish przerzut
- przerzutsomersault
Russian фляк
- фляк (fljak)somersault
Cite this entry
APA
handspring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handspring
MLA
“handspring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handspring. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handspring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handspring.
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