water jump

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noun

any small body of water that a horse must jump over, as in a steeplechase.

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Origin of water jump

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby water jump

watering pot, water intoxication, waterish, water jacket, waterjet, water jump, water key, water-laid, waterleaf, waterleaf family, waterless

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How to use water jump in a sentence

The third horse fell at the water-jump, breaking his rider's collar-bone and injuring itself so that it had to be shot.
Jack Harkaway in New York|Bracebridge Hemyng
The horses were approaching the water jump, and the travellers put down their newspapers and crowded to the window.
Dr. Jolliffe's Boys|Lewis Hough
Beyond it lay a tract of smooth, hard sand, near the sea, and then the water jump.
Lady Bountiful|George A. Birmingham
Most of the fences are high posts-and-rails or "snake" fences, although there is an occasional stone wall, haha, or water-jump.
Hunting the Grisly and Other Sketches|Theodore Roosevelt

You did it at the big water-jump the second time, and I picked it up.
Sporting Society, Vol. I (of 2)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for water jump

water jump

noun

a ditch, brook, or pond over which athletes or horses must jump in a steeplechase or similar contest

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