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broad jump

n. Sports

The long jump.

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broad jump

1. (Athletics (Track & Field)) US and Canadian an exercise and athletic contest in which competitors try to jump the farthest distance possible from a standing start from a fixed board or mark

2. (Athletics (Track & Field)) Austral and US and Canadian a former name for the long jump

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long′ jump`

1. a jump for distance from a running start.

2. an athletic field event featuring competition in the long jump. Also called broad jump.

[1880–85]

long′jump`, v.i.

long′ jump`er, n.

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Noun	1.	broad jump - a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start long jump run-up - the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed field event - a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track
	2.	broad jump - the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start long jump jumping - the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump

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