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• pole jump
  pole jump

  noun

  pole vault.
• pole-jump
  pole-jump

  verb (used without object)

  pole-vault.

pole jump

¹ American  

noun

1. pole vault.

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pole-jump ² American  

[pohl-juhmp] / ˈpoʊlˌdʒʌmp /

verb (used without object)

1. pole-vault.

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Other Word Forms

• pole-jumper
  noun

Etymology

Origin of pole jump¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Origin of pole-jump²

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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pole jump pole-jump

It might be for a car accident, a fire or a capsized canoe in a river, and in an instant he and his colleagues would slide down a pole, jump into a truck and go.

From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2023

It was no good Hamond's clamouring for a pole jump, or Teal suggesting putting the weight.

From Soldiers of the Queen by Avery, Harold

There'd been a tops'l breeze from the norrard, blowin' up since nightfall to a hurricane, and then it blew some more, until I couldn't pole-jump for fear of being blowed away.

From A Man in the Open by Pocock, Roger