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CROSS-COUNTRY JUMPING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cross-country jumping mean? 

CROSS-COUNTRY JUMPING (noun)
  The noun CROSS-COUNTRY JUMPING has 1 sense:

1. riding horses across country over obstructions to demonstrate horsemanshipplay

  Familiarity information: CROSS-COUNTRY JUMPING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CROSS-COUNTRY JUMPING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Riding horses across country over obstructions to demonstrate horsemanship

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

cross-country jumping; cross-country riding

Hypernyms ("cross-country jumping" is a kind of...):

equestrian sport (a sport that tests horsemanship)

Holonyms ("cross-country jumping" is a part of...):

three-day event (an equestrian competition; the first day is dressage; the second is cross-country jumping; the third is stadium jumping)


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