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jump-off

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jump-off (jmpôf, -f)
n.
1. The commencement of a race or of a planned military attack.
2. A jumping contest at a horse show, especially a final or tie-breaking round.
jump-off
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) an extra round in a showjumping contest when two or more horses are equal first, the fastest round deciding the winner
vb jump off
(Individual Sports, other than specified) (intr, adverb) to begin or engage in a jump-off
Translations
jump-off [ˈdʒʌmpɒf] N (Showjumping) → prueba f de desempate, saltos mpl de desempate
jump-off [ˈdʒʌmpˌɒf] n (Horse-riding) → barrage m inv
jump-off [ˈdʒʌmpˌɒf] n (Horse-riding) → barrage m inv


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The 2005 and 2006 NCAA indoor and outdoor high-jump champion from USC finished second at 7-6 in a jump-off with Tora Harris during the USA Track & Field Indoor Championships at the Reggie Lewis Center at Roxbury Community College to kick off his first full season on the open circuit.
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