long jump

noun

: a track-and-field event in which a jump for distance is made usually from a running start

long jumper noun

Examples of long jump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Benson competed in the 100, 200, 400, 800, 1,600, long jump, shotput … and earned his award — a baton. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Tara Davis-Woodhall, the Olympic and world champion in long jump, is a doubt to compete at the inaugural World Ultimate Championships next week, and the London ATHLOS meet later this month, after being involved in a car crash. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

The Games feature over 1,300 competitions involving more than 2,000 robots in 51 events like running, long jump and table tennis, as well as ballroom dancing. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Harper Hutton, 12, of Aurora Flyers, placed second in the girls pentathlon high jump, fourth in the pentathlon 80-meter hurdles and pentathlon long jump and fifth in the girls pentathlon shot put. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for long jump

• bump
• chump
• clump
• crump
• dump
• gump
• hump
• lump
• plump
• pump
• rump
• slump

Kids Definition

long jump

noun

: a jump for distance in track-and-field competition

long jumper noun