1. Chute.
2. Galipette.
ETYM French soubresaut a jump, leap, Old Fren. soubresault, Italian soprassalto an overleap, from Latin supra over + saltus a leap, from salire to leap; or the French may be from Spanish sobresalto a sudden asault, a surprise. Related to Supra, and Salient.
An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return; SYN. somersaulting, flip.