puddle jump

Child's rainy pastime

A puddle jump is a short flight, typically between nearby cities or across a small body of water—distances so brief they feel like hopping over a puddle.

The term often implies a small aircraft or regional carrier: It's just a puddle jump from Boston to New York.

As a verb, to puddle-jump is to make such a flight or to travel in short hops.

flight

hopper

Tapered dispensing container

bush plane · charter · airstrip · tarmac · runway · takeoff · landing · turbulence · cockpit · pilot

Opposites
flight/journey distance

puddle jumplong-haul flight

Lengthy air journey

cross-country flight · transatlantic flight · long haul · international flight · odyssey

physical leap scale

puddle jumplong jump

Horizontal distance leap event

broad jump · giant leap · pole vault · running jump · vault

Family

puddle, jump, puddles, puddled, puddling, jumps, jumped, jumping, jumper

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G