side horse
Noun: A piece of gymnastic apparatus consisting of a cylindrical body covered in leather, with two upright handles (called pommels) near its center. It is supported in a horizontal position by two steel stands, one at each end. It is used for performing maneuvers that involve swinging and circling the legs while supporting the body with the hands on the pommels.
The term "side horse" refers specifically to the apparatus itself. It is used in the context of men's artistic gymnastics. * The gymnast practiced his routine on the side horse. * Mastering the side horse requires immense upper body strength and coordination.
- The apparatus is officially known as the pommel horse in modern gymnastics terminology. "Side horse" is a traditional name that describes the athlete's typical orientation to the apparatus during a routine.
- Exercises performed on this apparatus are called pommel horse routines.
- Pommel horse: The modern and more common term for the same apparatus.
- Pommel: One of the two upright handles on the apparatus.
- Pommel horse
This word has one primary meaning as a noun referring to the gymnastic apparatus. It is not commonly used in other contexts or as part of idioms or phrasal verbs.
- a gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center; held upright by two steel supports, one at each end