单词 | pole vault |
释义 | pole vaultn. Athletics. A jump over a high bar executed with the aid of a long flexible pole; (also) the athletic field event in which competitors perform a jump of this type. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > specific athletic sports other than running > jumping > pole vault pole-leaping1842 pole leap1857 pole jumping1864 pole-vaulting1864 pole jump1866 showjump1873 pole vault1881 1881 Harper's Weekly 18 June 395 Lehigh University received medals for the pole vault, of 8 feet 9 inches, by F. W. Dalrymple, '83. 1893 Outing 22 154/2 He has..held the world's record in the pole vault for distance. 1935 Encycl. Sports, Games & Pastimes 467/1 In front of the pole-vault bar is a slideway, in which the base of the pole is placed when jumping. 1977 Western Morning News 30 Aug. 12/7 Brian Hooper edged a little closer to the magical 18-foot pole vault. 1992 Olympics 92 (BBC Sports) 44/1 The greatest progress in any event over the last three decades is probably in the pole vault thanks to the introduction of fibre-glass poles in the early Sixties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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