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Fosbury flop

Fosbury flop noun: a high jump in which the jumper leaps backward and arches the back over the bar, thereby lowering the jumper's center of gravity below the body while it is aloft.

Noun

Fosbury flop (plural Fosbury flops)

  1. A high jump in which the jumper leaps backward and arches the back over the bar, thereby lowering the jumper's center of gravity below the body while it is aloft.

Forms of Fosbury flop

pluralFosbury flops

Origin of Fosbury flop

Named for Dick Fosbury, who brought the technique to light in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Questions about Fosbury flop

What does Fosbury flop mean?
Fosbury flop means a high jump in which the jumper leaps backward and arches the back over the bar, thereby lowering the jumper's center of gravity below the body while it is aloft.
What part of speech is Fosbury flop?
Fosbury flop is a noun.
What is the plural of Fosbury flop?
The plural of Fosbury flop is Fosbury flops.

Words near Fosbury flop in the dictionary

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  3. Fosburgh
  4. Fosburghs
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  8. foscarnet
  9. foscarnet sodium
  10. foscholine
  11. foscholines

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