seesaw

/ˈsiːsɔː/ noun [C] (also US teeter-totter)

Definition

› a long board that children play on by sitting at each end and using their feet on the ground to push the board up and down

(Definition of seesaw noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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