long jump
nounTrack and Field.
a jump for distance from a running start.
a field event featuring competition in the long jump.
Origin of long jump
1First recorded in 1880–85
- Also called broad jump, running broad jump.
Other definitions for long-jump (2 of 2)
long-jump
[ lawng-juhmp, long- ]
verb (used without object)
Track and Field. to execute a long jump.
- Also broad-jump.
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British Dictionary definitions for long jump
long jump
noun
an athletic contest in which competitors try to cover the farthest distance possible with a running jump from a fixed board or mark: Former Austral, US, and Canadian equivalent: broad jump
Derived forms of long jump
- long jumping, noun
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