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单词 triple jump
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triple jumpn.

Brit. /ˈtrɪpl dʒʌmp/, U.S. /ˈtrɪp(ə)l ˌdʒəmp/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: triple adj., jump n.1
Etymology: < triple adj. + jump n.1 Compare earlier triple jumping n.
An athletic event in which competitors jump as far as possible along the ground by performing a hop, step, and jump (cf. hop n.2 3a) in succession, from a running (formerly standing) start.Recorded earliest in compounds.In quot. 1883 perhaps not a fixed collocation.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > specific athletic sports other than running > jumping > triple jump
hop, step, and jump1713
1883 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 9 Nov. 8/2 In making double and triple jumps, Hamilton clears only a short space on the first jump, and then bounds into the air and covers ground at an astonishing rate in successive jumps.]
1887 Daily Herald (Honolulu) 22 Feb. The triple jump contest at Makiki yesterday resulted in victory for Wm. Moore who made 31 feet, 4 inches.
1896 Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 9 Feb. 19/3 Jumping contests... Long jump with run and triple jump (hop, step and jump).
1936 Washington Post 15 July 22/1 Kenkicki Oshima, the Japanese captain, appears to have only Australia's Jack Metcalfe to worry about in the triple jump.
1987 Daily Tel. 29 June 23/1 Sheila Hudson set a world best..in the women's triple jump.
2014 Radio Times 26 July (South/West ed.) 108/2 Other track and field events taking place tonight include..qualification for the men's triple jump and javelin.

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General use as a modifier.
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1887 Daily Herald (Honolulu) 22 Feb. The triple jump contest at Makiki yesterday resulted in victory for Wm. Moore who made 31 feet, 4 inches.
1927 Irish Times 9 July 13/4 Former champions who are in competition are Connor (broad and triple jump champion).
1972 N.Y. Times 4 June 4/7 The runner-up in the voting was John Craft, who set an American triple-jump record of 55-5.
2002 Times 25 July 36/1 Jonathan Edwards, the world and Olympic triple jump champion, has never won a Commonwealth title, finishing second in 1990 and 1994. Surely a shoo-in.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

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triple jump
triple jump n. an athletic long jump event, also known as the hop, step, and jump (cf. hop n.2 3a).
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1964 M. Watman Encycl. Athletics 150/1 Basically, the rules for the triple jump (formerly known as the hop, step and jump) are identical with those governing the long jump.
1972 N.Y. Times 4 June 4/7 The runner-up in the voting was John Craft, who set an American triple-jump record of 55-5.
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