leapfrog

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"It's a lot like a leapfrog," Habib said, describing how he figures the pterosaurs got off the ground.

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  1. noun A game in which one player kneels or bends over while the next in line leaps over him or her.
  2. transitive verb To jump over in or as if in leapfrog.
  3. transitive verb To advance (two military units) by engaging one with the enemy while moving the other to a position forward of the first unit.
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  • This "leapfrog" repositioning of its units permitted the division to provide continuous coverage to the combined arms formations that were leading the offensive at a high tempo. —  Attack of the Airacobras - Soviet Aces, American P-39s and the Air War Against Germany
  • Developing countries have the potential to "leapfrog" the carbon-intensive development path of the 20th century and go straight to the advanced energy systems that are possible today. —  Worldwatch Institute
  • "It's a lot like a leapfrog," Habib said, describing how he figures the pterosaurs got off the ground. —  Yahoo! News: Top Stories
  • The result means Caley leapfrog St Mirren at the bottom of the table, although Gus MacPherson's side have a game in hand. —  TEAMtalk Football News
  • An outright win over the boys in red was the only option for the Bermudans if they were to leapfrog over Cayman into the second qualifying space from Group C, so it came as little surprise that they pushed the envelope in attack. —  Cayman Net News Daily Headlines
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