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.

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Meanings

nounwall jump (plural wall jumps)

plural wall jumps

  1. video gamesA 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
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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