ski jump
noun
: a jump made by a person wearing skis
also
: a course or track especially prepared for such jumping
ski jump
intransitive verb
ski jumper
noun
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The case for rebuilding the ski jump is that the city, as well as the surrounding communities, would benefit from an influx of skiers and spectators.
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2024
Moreover, project advocates said, in recent years, the ski jump it has been used as a summer viewing platform.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2024
As usual, the program then cut briefly to the Olympics at the end of the news: foreign specialists praising technical aspects of Sochi’s ski jumps and speed-skating track.
—Ellen Mickiewicz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2014
One cottage, known as the Hour Glass, houses the town’s historical society, which keeps records of the ski jump that went up on top of a dune in 1927 and the Prairie-style house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
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Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2024
Moreover, project advocates said, in recent years, the ski jump it has been used as a summer viewing platform.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2024
As usual, the program then cut briefly to the Olympics at the end of the news: foreign specialists praising technical aspects of Sochi’s ski jumps and speed-skating track.
—Ellen Mickiewicz, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2014
One cottage, known as the Hour Glass, houses the town’s historical society, which keeps records of the ski jump that went up on top of a dune in 1927 and the Prairie-style house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
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“Ski jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski%20jump. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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