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View synonyms for broad jump

broad jump

1

noun

, Track.


broad-jump

2

[ brawd-juhmp ]

verb (used without object)

, Track.

broad jump

noun

  1. an excercise and athletic contest in which competitors try to jump the farthest distance possible from a standing start from a fixed board or mark
  2. a former name for the long jump


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Word History and Origins

Origin of broad jump1

First recorded in 1870–1875

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Example Sentences

If you can beat me nearly a foot and a half at the running broad jump, you ought to be able to beat me at the high jump.

But when the All-School team romped away with both first and second places in the broad jump, matters began to look more grave.

There is but little to say about the standing broad jump except that practice makes perfect.

The standing broad jump is made straight forward into a piece of soft earth which has been dug up for the purpose.

This leaves the mile run and the broad jump open, and we were counting on those two contests especially.

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