DCHP-2
jump ((n.)) DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1 n.
a place where Plains Indians slaughtered buffalo by stampeding them over a precipice.
See also: buffalo jump
- 1964 Archaeologists have unearthed about 20 of these jumps within 50 miles of Calgary and estimate some were in use before Christ was born.
2 n.
a forest fire started by burning material carried ahead by wind from another blaze.
See also: jump fire
- 1963 The back-pack pump is . . . mainly used for initial action on smaller fires, patrolling fire-lines to stop "jumps," and in mopping-up operations.
- 1964 Archaeologists have unearthed about 20 of these jumps within 50 miles of Calgary and estimate some were in use before Christ was born.