Definition

1. Noun:
   • A track and field athletic event: The "triple jump" is a contest in which an athlete, after a running start, performs three consecutive movements in a continuous sequence: a hop, a step, and a jump, landing in a sandpit. The goal is to achieve the greatest total horizontal distance.

Usage

• The "triple jump" is a standard event in modern Olympic Games and other major athletics championships.
• It is also known historically as the "hop, step, and jump."

Examples

• Noun:
  • She won a gold medal in the triple jump at the national championships.
  • The athlete's technique in the triple jump requires immense coordination and power.
  • He has been practicing the triple jump for years to perfect his phases.

Advanced Usage

• "to compete in the triple jump": to participate in this specific athletic event.
  • After recovering from her injury, she plans to compete in the triple jump again.

Variants and Related Words

• Hop, step, and jump: An older, formal name for the triple jump, describing its three phases in sequence.
• Horizontal jumps: A category of track and field events that includes the triple jump and the long jump.

Synonyms

• Hop, step, and jump: (The direct synonym, being the traditional name for the event.)

Related Phrases

• Triple jump pit: The sand-filled landing area used for the event.
• Triple jump runway: The approach path the athlete uses to build speed before the hop.

Noun

1. an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement