high jump
noun
a field event in which athletes, using a running start, compete in jumping for height over a crossbar supported by two upright poles.
high jumps
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pluralof high jump.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It included competitions and obedience displays, such as navigating obstacles, high jumps and runs, said police official Ram Chandra Satyal.
From Reuters ● Nov. 3, 2021
To initiate mating, whooping cranes perform a marvellous dance, complete with head bobs, high jumps, and pirouettes.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 16, 2019
His style is hyperathletic — galloping solos that last for 10 straight minutes, high jumps reminiscent of basketball players’ reaching for the hoop — but it retains a roughness around its edges.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2018
His Act 3 solo is in this version a wicked test of across-the-floor beats and in place high jumps, rivaling that of the Blue Bird solo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2015
Their new fur glistened in the sunshine, and the fawns raced and hurdled in the keen air, and took running high jumps to work off their surplus energy.
From The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns by Allen Chaffee
