double jump


noun
  1. Chess. the advance of a pawn, in its original move only, from its initial position on the second rank to the fourth without stopping at the intervening square.

  2. Checkers. the capturing of two of the opponent's checkers in two uninterrupted jumps, constituting a single move by one piece.

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How to use double jump in a sentence

  • The company ran up the third-floor stairs on the double jump.

    Orphans of the Storm | Henry MacMahon
  • He took that double jump at the gate and that stream like a centaur.

    Van Bibber and Others | Richard Harding Davis