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
EUGENE, Ore. — To watch as Chaunté Lowe took her high jumps at the Prefontaine Classic here in late May was to see a great athlete with a busted wing.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2017
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
As a matter of fact, bears are not much good at negotiating high jumps, particularly when their joints have been stiffening during the greater part of the winter.
From The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion by John Mackie
