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pole jump

Variant of pole vault

an event in which the contestants take turns jumping for height over a horizontal bar set between two upright supports, with the aid of a long, flexible pole: the bar is gradually raised during the contest until a winner is determined
a jump in such an event

Also Brit.pole jump

Related Forms:

pole-vault intransitive verb
pole-vaulter noun

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