skipping-rope

British  

noun

1. a cord, usually having handles at each end, that is held in the hands and swung round and down so that the holder or others can jump over it

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Example Sentences

When a storm distorts the jet stream, which is made of currents of fast-flowing air, it is a bit like yanking a skipping rope at one end and seeing the ripples move along it.

From BBC • May 6, 2022

Some displays are more wintry than holiday-focused — penguins skipping rope, polar bears reeling in glowing orange fish — and others have a more local charm.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2020

She would write all day, stopping only for occasional bouts on her skipping rope, barely leaving her tiny apartment in Baltimore except to stock up on snacks.

From The Guardian • Nov. 14, 2020

But kids were too busy building tree forts, racing go karts, flying kites and skipping rope to watch a lot of TV.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2010

The neighbors were horrified when they watched her skipping rope on the street with other children, heedless of the yet-to-be-born baby who was now an almost unwieldy bulge.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith