barrel jumping
chiefly North American
noun
Any of various types of competition or entertainment in which participants jump over (or occasionally into) a number of barrels; especially a sporting event in which ice-skaters attempt to jump over barrels laid in a row along the ice, the winner being the one who clears the highest number of barrels.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Lowell (Massachusetts) Daily Citizen & News.
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