Meaning of puddle jump | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A short airplane flight (in a puddle jumper).
2. A jump over or into a puddle.
3. A short trip by boat, especially one that remains close to shore.
4. A small difference.

Examples

“Just a white-knuckled puddle jump away lies the stunningly beautiful. relatively unvisited islands of Samoa.”

“First, came an uneventful puddle jump to the chaos of LA International, where, surrounded by thousands, I looked out on the tarmac at the massive aluminum monster that was to be my flight to New York.”

“Chance wasn't sure if she was genuinely concerned about Rashawn, trying to avoid conversation about Junior, or truly just nervous about the puddle jump from SFO to PDX.”

“Karen Cornell Wilson Kenya's big red boots were ... great for puddle jumps.”

“Hold the lead in your right hand so the slack is draped against your left thigh, then take a puddle jump with your left leg.”

“On the work front, Georgie notes: "When I am not accompanying Sam on his puddle jumps, I spend my time at The Field Museum where I am involved with the institution's environmental conservation programs.”

“The off-ramp handbrake spin-'n'-sprint, the salt-truck joust, the 10-meter pothole puddle jump — all were good ideas rejected because of logistical problems or the likelihood that we would be sued.”

“The first time I saw cloudberries on a portage was early on, after several hard short portages and puddle jumps.”

“The trips aren't long; in fact, the south ferry is barely more than a puddle jump.”

“Shepard concluded: ". . . he puts it over as show business, tinkling the piano, puckering and mugging as he goes and making the generation gap seem little more than a puddle jump.”

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