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water jump

noun
  1. 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
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Historical Examples of water jump

  • With the exception of the water-jump, the country over which they passed was not difficult.

    Ayala's Angel

    Anthony Trollope

  • Over more grass; and in front, flanked on either side by a crowd of white faces, is the water-jump.

  • 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

  • Now I 'll bet you two to one he does n't come in second—that boy won't get him over the water-jump.

    Bred In The Bone

    Thomas Nelson Page

  • So they passed two or three fences, the horses in the same order, and came toward the water-jump in front of the stands.

    Bred In The Bone

    Thomas Nelson Page

British Dictionary definitions for water jump

water jump

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