triple jump

 

noun

  • 1 (the triple jump) an athletic event in which competitors attempt to jump as far as possible by performing a hop, a step, and a jump from a running start: McDonald won the triple jump
  • 2 Skating a jump in which the skater makes three full turns while in the air.

verb

  • (triple-jump) [no object] (of an athlete) perform a triple jump: (as noun triple-jumping) the history of British triple-jumping

Derivatives

triple jumper

noun