broad jump

noun Track.

long jump.

Origin:
1870–1875

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verb (used without object) Track.

long-jump.

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broad jump

—n
1.	(US), (Canadian) 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.	(Austral), (US), (Canadian) a former name for the long jump

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