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wall jump

wall jump noun: a move in which a character jumps into a wall or similar barrier and executes a further jump by pushing away from it in the opposite direction.

Noun

wall jump (plural wall jumps)

  1. A move in which a character jumps into a wall or similar barrier and executes a further jump by pushing away from it in the opposite direction.
    • The player can gain altitude by chaining wall jumps which allows them to “climb walls” by wall jumping between two opposite facing surfaces.2010, Scott Rogers, Level Up!: The Guide to Great Video Game Design, page 102

Forms of wall jump

pluralwall jumps

Questions about wall jump

What does wall jump mean?
Wall jump means a move in which a character jumps into a wall or similar barrier and executes a further jump by pushing away from it in the opposite direction.
What part of speech is wall jump?
Wall jump is a noun.
What is the plural of wall jump?
The plural of wall jump is wall jumps.

Words near wall jump in the dictionary

  1. wall hangers
  2. wall hanging
  3. wall hangings
  4. wall humping
  5. wall in
  6. wall jump
  7. wall jumps
  8. wall kick
  9. wall kicks
  10. wall kisser
  11. wall kissers

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