water jump
nounDefinition of water jump
: an obstacle (as in a steeplechase) consisting of a pool, stream, or ditch of water
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Cooper and Young cooked up an improvised course at Arizona Stadium in Tucson with bales of hay substituting for the barriers used in the race’s water jumps. — Frank O. Sotomayor, azcentral, "Arizona's George Young, first U.S. 4-time Olympic runner, looks back," 17 Aug. 2019 The irony of the fall was Fahy and Michalski were stride-for-stride going over the final water jump. — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diegans capture titles at NCAA track and field championships," 12 June 2019 Entrenched in a two-man showdown and prepared for a sprint to the finish line after nearly 10 laps, Indiana’s Daniel Michalski fell over the water jump on the final turn. — Vytas Mazeika, The Mercury News, "From worst nightmare to NCAA champion on final straightaway," 12 June 2019 Indiana’s Daniel Michalski, a graduate transfer, led the steeplechase off the final water jump but fell coming out of the pit. — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, "Notre Dame boasts first NCAA 1,500 champ since 1926 — by .003," 7 June 2019 My dream toothbrush is coated in a nontoxic version of Rustoleum's Neverwet, the magically hydrophobic coating that makes water jump off surfaces. — Rachel Z. Arndt, Popular Mechanics, "The Quest for the Best Electric Toothbrush," 13 Nov. 2017 Portland State's Sarah Medved uses a late move over the last water jump to claim the Big Sky steeplechase title. — OregonLive.com, "Report suggests Hayward's east grandstand isn't in terrible shape: Oregon track & field rundown," 11 May 2018 But just then the water jumped chest high, and the PFD slipped from his grasp. — Earl Swift, Outside Online, "The Incredible True Story of the Henrietta C.," 20 June 2018 The main jumping arena features natural obstacles such as ditches and a water jump as well as the famous 3.5-meter Wall -- a crowd favorite when the horses and riders descend it during the Derby classes. — Aly Vance, CNN, "Hamburg 2018: Harrie Smolders on top of the world," 10 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'water jump.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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