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Definition of Fosbury flop
1. Noun. Jumping over the bar backwards and head first.
Generic synonyms: High Jump
Definition of Fosbury flop
1. Noun. (athletics) A high jump technique in which the jumper arches the back over the bar. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fosbury Flop
Literary usage of Fosbury flop
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A/S/L: Yearbook Academy of Architecture Amsterdam/Maastricht by Laurens ten Kate (2002)
"... choose - a piece of music, a machine, or something like the Fosbury flop (the
technique of pole-jumping by which you jump over the pole on your back). ..."
2. Newtonian Physics by Benjamin Crowell (2003)
"(Actually, the reason for the big change between ‘64 and ‘68 was the introduction
of the “Fosbury flop.”) 65/. A blimp is initially at rest, hovering, ..."
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