long jump
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nounDefinition of LONG JUMP
: a track-and-field event in which a jump for distance is made usually from a running start
— long jumper noun
See First Known Use of LONG JUMP
1882
Rhymes with LONG JUMP
long jump
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Track-and-field sport consisting of a horizontal jump for distance. It was formerly performed from both standing and running starts, as separate events, but the standing long jump is no longer included in major competitions. The running long jump was an event in the Olympic Games of 708 BC and in the modern Games from 1896. In 1948 the women's long jump became an Olympic event.
Variants of LONG JUMP
long jump or broad jump
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