triple jump

noun

, Track and Field.

1. a jumping event for distance in which a participant leaps on one foot from a takeoff point, lands on the same foot, steps forward on the other foot, leaps, and lands on both feet.

triple jump

noun

1. an athletic event in which the competitor has to perform successively a hop, a step, and a jump in continuous movement Also calledhop, step, and jump

Word History and Origins

Origin of triple jump¹

First recorded in 1960–65