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Somersault English Som‧Er‧Sault ˈsʌməsɔːlt ərsɒːlt Noun Countable British

Front somersault
Back som‧er‧sault /ˈsʌməsɔːlt $ -ərsɒːlt/ noun [countable]
1 British English a movement in which someone rolls or jumps forwards or backwards so that their feet go over their head before they stand up again
do/turn a somersault
Lana turned a somersault in midair.
2American English a forward roll
—somersault verb [intransitive]:
He crashed into the table, somersaulted over it and landed on the carpet.

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