hop, step, and jump
n 1. (Athletics (Track & Field)) an older term for
triple jump 2. Also called: hop, skip, and jump a short distance: the shops are only a hop, step, and jump from our house.
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tri′ple jump′
n. (in track and field) a jumping event for distance in which a participant leaps on one foot from a takeoff point, lands on the same foot, steps forward on the other foot, leaps, and lands on both feet. Also called
hop, step, and jump. [1960–65]
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