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pole vault
A track and field event in which athletes use a long, flexible pole to vault over a high bar.
棒高跳びは難しい競技だ。
Pole vault is a difficult event.
棒高跳びで六メートルを越えた。
He cleared six meters in pole vault.
棒高跳びは陸上競技の花形の一つだ。
Pole vault is one of the highlights of track and field.
A 陸上競技 (track and field) event where athletes vault over a crossbar using a long flexible pole.
COMPOUND: 棒 (pole) + 高跳び (high jump)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 棒高跳びの選手: pole vaulter
- 棒高跳びで記録を出す: to set a record in pole vault
- バーを越える: to clear the bar
- 棒高跳びの世界記録: pole vault world record
TECHNICAL TERMS:
- ポール: pole
- バー: crossbar
- 踏み切り: takeoff
- 助走: approach run
RELATED:
- 走り高跳び: high jump
- 走り幅跳び: long jump