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ski jump

–noun
1. a snow-covered chute or slide at the side of a hill or built up on top of the hill, the base of the chute having a horizontal ramp that enables a skier to speed down the chute, take off at the end of the ramp, and land further down the hill.
2. a jump made by a skier from a ski jump.
3. to execute or make a ski jump.

Origin:
1920–25


ski jumper, noun
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ski jump  
n.  
  1. A jump or leap made by a skier, especially one in which the skier is judged on both form and the distance jumped.

  2. A course or chute prepared for such a jump, especially one that ends in a platform used for takeoff.

intr.v.   ski jumped, ski jump·ing, ski jumps
To execute a ski jump.
ski jumper n.
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