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单词 western roll
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western roll
western roll n. Athletics a method of high-jumping in which the athlete jumps from the inside foot, swings up the other leg, and rolls across the bar on his or her side.
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1916 N.Y. Times 30 Jan. vii. 3/1 It was [George] Horine who evolved the ‘Western roll’, which is the secret of his remarkable prowess.
1978 G. Wright Illustr. Handbk. Sporting Terms 23/3 The western roll is rarely practised today, the favoured methods being the straddle and the flop.
2004 Independent (Nexis) 1 Nov. 3 Until the Mexico Olympics of 1968 the customary way for a high jumper to cross the bar was with his body parallel to it, in a technique known as the Western Roll.
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