triple jump
noun Track and Field.
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.
Also called
hop, step, and jump.
Origin of triple jump
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby triple jump
British Dictionary definitions for triple jump
triple jump
noun
an athletic event in which the competitor has to perform successively a hop, a step, and a jump in continuous movement
Also called: hop, step, and jump