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单词 jump-off
释义

jump-off

[ juhmp-awf, -of ]
/ ˈdʒʌmpˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
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noun

a place for jumping off.
a point of departure, as of a race or a military attack.
the start of such a departure.
a supplementary contest among horses tied for first place in a jumping contest.

Origin of jump-off

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; noun use of verb phrase

Words nearby jump-off

jump jet, jump jockey, jump leads, jump line, jumpmaster, jump-off, jump on, jump out of one's skin, jump pass, jumprock, jump rope
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Example sentences from the Web for jump-off

  • These two were outliers to the rest, beating the bushes beyond the Jump-off incessantly.

    The Red River Half-Breed|Gustave Aimard
  • “Some jump-off,” observed Bunker, but Big Boy did not hear him–he was looking up at the sun.

    Silver and Gold|Dane Coolidge

British Dictionary definitions for jump-off

jump-off

noun

an extra round in a showjumping contest when two or more horses are equal first, the fastest round deciding the winner

verb jump off

(intr, adverb) to begin or engage in a jump-off
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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