triple jump
noun
: a jump for distance in track-and-field athletics usually from a running start and combining a hop, a stride, and a jump in succession
triple jumper
noun
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Skaters in the women’s event are required to execute a set number of elements, or skills, and a triple jump is one of them.
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Alice Park, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
And there has to be another triple jump.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Franco’s triple jump-started an inning that ended with the Horned Frogs taking the lead on the throwing error.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
When analyzing triple-triple combinations, The Post focused only on those that were directly connected, rather than the sequences that contained two triple jumps but had another jump or step in between.
—Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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Alice Park, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
And there has to be another triple jump.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Franco’s triple jump-started an inning that ended with the Horned Frogs taking the lead on the throwing error.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
When analyzing triple-triple combinations, The Post focused only on those that were directly connected, rather than the sequences that contained two triple jumps but had another jump or step in between.
—Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for triple jump
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“Triple jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20jump. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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