Noun: long jump
- The act of jumping as far as possible from a running start
"She set a new record in the long jump competition";
- broad jump [N. Amer]
- A competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start
"She broke the school record in the long jump";
- broad jump [N. Amer]
Derived forms: long jumps
Type of: field event, jumping
Encyclopedia: Long jump