long jump

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long jump

  • /ˈlɒŋ ˌdʒʌmp/

noun long jumps · long-jump

  1. An athletics field event where competitors attempt to jump as far as possible, after taking a run-up; a jump such as one performed in such an event.

    Similar: broad jump

verb long jumps · long jumping · long jumped · long-jump

  1. To perform a long jump; to compete in the long jump event. Then again, if it hadn't been for that unattractive yearbook picture, I wouldn't have realized how crazy I looked long jumping and thus I would not have improved my technique.

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noun athletics field event

한국어멀리뛰기 meollittwigi, 주폭도 jupokdo
日本語走幅跳, 走り幅跳び hashirihabatobi
中文跳遠 /跳远 tiàoyuǎn
Françaissaut en longueur
DeutschWeitsprung
Italianosalto in lungo
Românăsăritură în lungime
Русскийпрыжо́к в длину́ pryžók v dlinú
Tiếng Việtnhảy xa
עבריתקפיצה לרוחק kfitsá larókhak

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@misc{long_jump_2026,
  title = {long jump},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/long%20jump},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}