Meaning & use
teeter-totter
A long board balanced on a central support, ridden by children who move up and down at either end.
See it in a sentence
The kids raced to the playground to play on the teeter-totter before school started.
My little brother screamed with joy every time the teeter-totter dropped him toward the ground.
A note on using this word
Teeter-totter is common in American English; British English generally uses 'seesaw' for the same playground equipment.
Words with a similar meaning
seesaw
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