barrel jumping

noun

A discipline of speedskating, where ice skaters build up speed to jump over a length of multiple barrels lined up side by side like rollers. The objective being to jump over the most barrels without landing on the barrels. Landing on ice at the far end, the skaters need not land on their skates.

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Meanings

nounbarrel jumping (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA discipline of speedskating, where ice skaters build up speed to jump over a length of multiple barrels lined up side by side like rollers. The objective being to jump over the most barrels without landing on the barrels. Landing on ice at the far end, the skaters need not land on their skates.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of barrel jump
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APA

barrel jumping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20jumping

MLA

“barrel jumping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20jumping. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barrel jumping,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barrel%20jumping.

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