long jump
noun
,
Track and Field.
1.
a jump for distance from a running start.
2.
a field event featuring competition in the long jump.
Also called
broad jump
,
running broad jump
.
Origin
1880-85
long-jump
[
lawng
-juhmp,
long
-]
/ˈlɔŋˌdʒʌmp, ˈlɒŋ-/
verb (used without object)
1.
Track and Field.
to execute a long jump.
Also,
broad-jump
.
British Dictionary definitions for
long-jump
long jump
noun
1.
an athletic contest in which competitors try to cover the farthest distance possible with a running jump from a fixed board or mark
Former Austral, US, and Canadian equivalent
broad jump
Derived Forms
long jumping,
noun