long jump

US: (lông′jump′, long′-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ˈlong ˌjump, n. [countable* singular;
usually: the + ~]

1. Sport an athletic field event featuring competition in a jump from a running start.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

long′ jump′, [Track and Field.]

1. Sport a jump for distance from a running start.
2. Sport a field event featuring competition in the long jump. Also called broad jump, running broad jump. 

• 1880–85

long-jump  (lông′jump′, long′-), v.i. 

1. Sport [Track and Field.] to execute a long jump.

Also, broad-jump. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

long jump, longjump / ˈlɒŋˌdʒʌmp/ noun

1. an athletic contest in which competitors try to cover the farthest distance possible with a running jump from a fixed board or mark
   Former Austral, US, and Canadian equivalent: broad jump

long jumping noun