WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ski′ jump′, 
    1. Sporta snow-covered chute or slide at the side of a hill or built up on top of the hill, the base of the chute having a horizontal ramp that enables a skier to speed down the chute, take off at the end of the ramp, and land further down the hill.
    2. Sporta jump made by a skier from a ski jump.
    3. Sportto execute or make a ski jump.
    • 1920–25
    ski′ jump′er. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ski jump n
  1. a high ramp overhanging a slope from which skiers compete to make the longest jump
 vb ski-jump
  1. (intransitive) to perform a ski jump
ski jumper n
'ski jump' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ski jumping

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