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 long skipping rope at one end and seeing the ripples transferring along it.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2021

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

Through his teens, Hooda woke up at 5 in the morning to train: skipping rope, doing push-ups, running stairs.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2019

This girl had a watermelon head and this way of walking—or stomping—that looked like she was skipping rope on the moon; she kind of hopped into the air with every step she took.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore