The Open Dictionary

somersault

noun

UK/ˈsʌm.ə.sɔːlt/
US/ˈsʌm.ɚ.sɑːlt/

Definitions of somersault noun

  1. Countable

    A movement in which a person rolls or jumps, completing a full rotation of the body, with the head over heels, and landing upright again.

    • He executed a clean somersault, drawing gasps from the audience.

    • The gymnast performed several flawless somersaults before landing.

    • The children were playing on the beach and trying to do somersaults.