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View synonyms for broad jump
broad jump
1broad-jump
2[ brawd-juhmp ]
verb (used without object)
, Track.
broad jump
noun
- an excercise and athletic contest in which competitors try to jump the farthest distance possible from a standing start from a fixed board or mark
- a former name for the long jump
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Word History and Origins
Origin of broad jump1
First recorded in 1870–1875
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Example Sentences
If you can beat me nearly a foot and a half at the running broad jump, you ought to be able to beat me at the high jump.
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But when the All-School team romped away with both first and second places in the broad jump, matters began to look more grave.
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There is but little to say about the standing broad jump except that practice makes perfect.
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The standing broad jump is made straight forward into a piece of soft earth which has been dug up for the purpose.
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This leaves the mile run and the broad jump open, and we were counting on those two contests especially.
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