jumpout
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A separation from a groove, track, etc., that otherwise constrains motion.
Example Sentences
- "Encroachment into potential flood avenues resulted in jumpouts, flooding, and extensive siltation."
- "The few who attended Tuesday's important Lightning Stakes jumpouts at Flemington on Tuesday may have been put off by Swick's lethargic display."
- "I did get to ride in a couple of barrier jumpouts, but even that was sprung on me. I was riding a horse towards the track when Murty said it was going for a jumpout, a sprint about 400 metres from the barriers down the home straight."
- "“Well, I figured if the jumpouts came they wouldn′t search her,” says Rosa Lee. “They′d search me but they wouldn′t find nothing.”"
Etymology
From jump + out.
Usage
- Australian usage
- American usage
- Slang
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.