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[syn: somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Somersault \Som"er*sault\, Somerset \Som"er*set\, n. [F.
soubresaut a jump, leap, OF. soubresault, It. soprassalto an
overleap, fr. L. supra over + saltus a leap, fr. salire to
leap; or the French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden
asault, a surprise. See Supra, and Salient.]
A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and
lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also
summersault, sommerset, summerset, etc.] "The vaulter's
sombersalts." --Donne.
[1913 Webster]
Now I'll only
Make him break his neck in doing a sommerset. --Beau. &
Fl.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Somerset
n 1: a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel
2: an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head
(either forward or backward) and return [syn: somersault,
somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting,
flip]
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Somerset -- U.S. County in Maine
Population (2000): 50888
Housing Units (2000): 28222
Land area (2000): 3926.499524 sq. miles (10169.586648 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 168.873814 sq. miles (437.381151 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4095.373338 sq. miles (10606.967799 sq. km)
Located within: Maine (ME), FIPS 23
Location: 45.132914 N, 69.854000 W
Headwords:
Somerset
Somerset, ME
Somerset County
Somerset County, ME
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Somerset -- U.S. County in Maryland
Population (2000): 24747
Housing Units (2000): 10092
Land area (2000): 327.214527 sq. miles (847.481698 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 283.561889 sq. miles (734.421890 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 610.776416 sq. miles (1581.903588 sq. km)
Located within: Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
Location: 38.105729 N, 75.768781 W
Headwords:
Somerset
Somerset, MD
Somerset County
Somerset County, MD
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Somerset -- U.S. County in New Jersey
Population (2000): 297490
Housing Units (2000): 112023
Land area (2000): 304.686641 sq. miles (789.134743 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.363848 sq. miles (0.942362 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 305.050489 sq. miles (790.077105 sq. km)
Located within: New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
Location: 40.566953 N, 74.580607 W
Headwords:
Somerset
Somerset, NJ
Somerset County
Somerset County, NJ
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Somerset -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 80023
Housing Units (2000): 37163
Land area (2000): 1074.658827 sq. miles (2783.353467 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 6.510421 sq. miles (16.861912 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1081.169248 sq. miles (2800.215379 sq. km)
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 39.997882 N, 79.029028 W
Headwords:
Somerset
Somerset, PA
Somerset County
Somerset County, PA
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Somerset, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 1556
Housing Units (2000): 659
Land area (2000): 1.843477 sq. miles (4.774583 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.843477 sq. miles (4.774583 sq. km)
FIPS code: 74675
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 45.125189 N, 92.675200 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 54025
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Somerset, WI
Somerset
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Somerset, NJ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Jersey
Population (2000): 23040
Housing Units (2000): 8424
Land area (2000): 5.330031 sq. miles (13.804717 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.028063 sq. miles (0.072683 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.358094 sq. miles (13.877400 sq. km)
FIPS code: 68370
Located within: New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
Location: 40.498454 N, 74.483815 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 08873
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Somerset, NJ
Somerset
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Somerset, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000): 1549
Housing Units (2000): 659
Land area (2000): 1.166188 sq. miles (3.020414 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.166188 sq. miles (3.020414 sq. km)
FIPS code: 72977
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 39.806902 N, 82.301250 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 43783
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Somerset, OH
Somerset
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Somerset, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000): 6762
Housing Units (2000): 3313
Land area (2000): 2.742058 sq. miles (7.101898 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.742058 sq. miles (7.101898 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71776
Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location: 40.006920 N, 79.081297 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 15501
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Somerset, PA
Somerset
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Somerset, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
Population (2000): 11352
Housing Units (2000): 5428
Land area (2000): 11.272061 sq. miles (29.194503 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.014895 sq. miles (0.038579 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 11.286956 sq. miles (29.233082 sq. km)
FIPS code: 71688
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 37.082966 N, 84.609387 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Somerset, KY
Somerset
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Somerset, MD -- U.S. town in Maryland
Population (2000): 1124
Housing Units (2000): 419
Land area (2000): 0.280926 sq. miles (0.727596 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.280926 sq. miles (0.727596 sq. km)
FIPS code: 73350
Located within: Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
Location: 38.967110 N, 77.094824 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Somerset, MD
Somerset
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Somerset, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 1550
Housing Units (2000): 547
Land area (2000): 2.003472 sq. miles (5.188968 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.003472 sq. miles (5.188968 sq. km)
FIPS code: 68708
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 29.226954 N, 98.657533 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 78069
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Somerset, TX
Somerset
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Somerset, MA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts
Population (2000): 18234
Housing Units (2000): 7143
Land area (2000): 8.108894 sq. miles (21.001938 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 3.866892 sq. miles (10.015203 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 11.975786 sq. miles (31.017141 sq. km)
FIPS code: 62465
Located within: Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
Location: 41.748502 N, 71.153188 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 02725 02726
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Somerset, MA
Somerset