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SKI JUMPING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ski jumping mean?
• SKI JUMPING (noun)
The noun SKI JUMPING has 1 sense:
1. the act of performing a jump on skis from a high ramp overhanging a snow covered slope
Familiarity information: SKI JUMPING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of performing a jump on skis from a high ramp overhanging a snow covered slope
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ski jumping" is a kind of...):
skiing (a sport in which participants must travel on skis)
Derivation:
ski jump (jump on skis)
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