English Dictionary

puddle jump

verb

To take a short flight (on a puddle jumper). / To jump over or into puddles. / To take a short trip by boat, especially one that remains lose to shore

I love to puddle jump when I travel to nearby cities.

意味（1）

To take a short flight (on a puddle jumper).

I was concerned that you couldn't get into La Paz at 13,000 feet, and had to go over into Lima and puddle jump out of Lima into La Paz.

意味（2）

To jump over or into puddles.

Not wanting to puddle jump across the parking lot if I didn't have to, I reached for my cell phone and called the club, only to get a busy signal.

意味（3）

To take a short trip by boat, especially one that remains lose to shore

There are some dandy short cuts up there, if you don't mind puddle jumping. If you figure tide and current right, sometimes you can jump a puddle in a couple of good jumps, with the breakers boosting you.

意味（4）

To move a small distance; to go from one small thing to another.

States will no longer be able to puddle jump among aid categories in order to take advantage of the more general federal matching formulas in some programs.